Table 2 Persons who rated QOL, assessment of QOL, number of completed QOL surveys

1-Year survivors

N = 47^a

N = 94^a

N = 34^b

N = 71^b

N = 46^c

N = 94^d

Patient

14 (29.8)

57 (60.6)

0.001

25 (73.5)

57 (80.3)

0.434

33 (71.7)

65 (69.1)

0.753

Partner

15 (31.9)

17 (18.1)

0.065

2 (5.9)

7 (9.9)

0.496

7 (15.2)

13 (13.8)

0.826

Son/daughter

8 (17.0)

9 (9.6)

0.200

3 (8.8)

4 (5.6)

0.540

1 (2.2)

8 (8.5)

0.151

Other family

4 (8.5)

5 (5.3)

0.465

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.999

1 (2.2)

2 (2.1)

0.986

Others

6 (12.8)

6 (6.4)

0.200

4 (11.8)

4 (11.8)

0.268

4 (8.7)

6 (6.4)

0.618

4-Year survivors

N = 28^a

N = 27^a

N = 21^b

N = 23^b

N = 27^e

N = 26^f

N = 28^g

N = 28^h

Patient

8 (28.6)

18 (66.7)

0.005

17 (81.0)

17 (73.9)

0.578

22 (81.5)

22 (84.6)

0.761

24 (85.7)

21 (77.8)

0.313

Partner

7 (25.0)

4 (14.8)

0.345

1 (4.8)

3 (13.0)

0.340

3 (11.1)

3 (11.5)

0.961

1 (3.6)

2 (7.4)

0.553

Son/daughter

6 (21.4)

2 (7.4)

0.140

2 (9.5)

1 (4.3)

0.496

1 (3.7)

0 (0)

0.322

0 (0)

2 (7.4)

0.150

Other family

3 (10.7)

3 (11.1)

0.962

0 (0)

1 (4.3)

0.334

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.999

0 (0)

2 (7.4)

0.150

Others

4 (14.3)

0 (0)

0.041

1 (4.8)

1 (4.3)

0.947

1 (3.7)

1 (3.4)

0.978

3 (10.7)

1 (3.7)

0.299