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Table 5 Known-groups validity of the SCNS-SF34 and SCNS-HNC (n = 206)

From: Reliability and validity of the mandarin version of the supportive care needs survey short-form (SCNS-SF34) and the head and neck cancer-specific supportive care needs (SCNS-HNC) module

Domain

18 ~ 60 (173)

>60 (33)

 

Male (124)

Female (81)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P value

SCNS-SF34

 Physical and daily living

44.57

22.157

40.45

21.986

0.329

42.38

21.073

46.79

23.148

0.160

 Psychological

52.76

22.165

51.36

24.789

0.745

51.09

22.370

55.40

22.074

0.176

 Sexuality

24.93

25.849

12.03

18.812

0.007*

26.11

26.186

18.17

21.896

0.028*

 Health system information

61.07

22.398

68.87

21.118

0.066*

61.60

23.186

63.44

21.200

0.567

 Patient care and support

55.49

24.457

60.76

25.468

0.261

55.85

25.277

57.41

23.719

0.658

SCNS-HNC

 HNC-specific functioning

41.65

24.179

46.21

25.032

0.324

42.82

23.738

41.67

25.446

0.741

 Nutrition, oral hygiene and mobility of shoulder or neck

54.67

28.407

58.33

25.853

0.492

53.29

26.519

58.02

20.117

0.238

 Lifestyle

18.86

30.637

17.05

27.744

0.752

27.32

32.680

5.40

19.659

0.000*

  1. Note. Higher scores indicate higher levels of supportive care needs
  2. * P ≤ 0.05 (statistically significant, independent-samples t test, two-tailed)