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Table 2 Correlation between symptoms and SDS score

From: Association between chronological depressive changes and physical symptoms in postoperative pancreatic cancer patients

 

SDS (rs)

3 M SDS (rs)

6 M SDS (rs)

1. I have swelling or cramps in my stomach area

−.016

−.070

.384***

2. I am losing weight

−.065

−.117

.370***

3. I have control of my bowels

−.291**

−.165

−.329***

4. I can digest my food well

−.255*

−.330***

−.436***

5. I have diarrhea (diarrhoea)

−.070

−.043

.130

6. I have a good appetite

−.170

−.378***

−.354***

7. I am unhappy about a change in my appearance

−.031

.038

.274**

8. I have pain in my back

.041

−.143

.073

9. I am bothered by constipation

.011

−.034

.060

10. I feel fatigued

−.063

.002

.538***

11. I am able to do my usual activities

−.295**

−.400***

−.330***

12. I am bothered by jaundice or yellow color to my skin

−.044

−.099

.104

13. I have had fevers (episodes of high body temperature)

−.011

−.034

.205*

14. I have had itching

−.005

−.031

.220*

15. I have had a change in the way food tastes

−.031

.039

.292**

16. I have had chills

.025

−.102

.287**

17. My mouth is dry

−.056

−.084

.284**

18. have discomfort or pain in my stomach area

.006

.031

.392***

19. I have a lack of energy

.567***

.659***

.498***

20. I have nausea

.209*

.277**

.159

21. I have pain

.449***

.370***

.348***

  1. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (rs) *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001