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Table 2 Comparison of Modified EORTC QLQ-OH15 Scores of the Sample at Baseline, During Last Week of RT Course and Three Months After RT

From: Oral health related quality of life of oral cancer patients treated with radiotherapy alone or with chemotherapy in a tertiary referral centre in Sri Lanka

Scores

Baseline

(n = 90)

Last week of RT

(n = 86)

Three months post RT

(n = 75)

Mean

(SD)

Median

(IQR)

Mean

(SD)

Median (IQR)

Mean

(SD)

Median (IQR)

Eating problem

22.4

(19.1)

20.0

(6.7–33.3)

91.6

(13.3)

100.0

(86.9–100.0)

64.9

(28.2)

66.7

(46.7–93.3)

Gum and speech problem

13.5

(14.3)

8.3

(0.0-18.8)

44.2

(19.8)

50.0

(25.0- 58.3)

19.8

(22.8)

8.3

(0.0-33.3)

Soreness

14.6

(13.9)

11.1

(0.0-22.2)

56.9

(23.1)

55.6

(44.4–77.8)

9.8

(14.7)

0.0

(0.0-11.1)

Teeth

14.8

(20.1)

0.0

(0.0-33.3)

34.1

(29.8)

33.3

(0.0-66.7)

39.7

(33.2)

33.3

(0.0-66.7)