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Symptom present % *(n)
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Symptom high intensity % *(n)
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High intensity and unbearable % *(n)
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Percentage unbearable when high intensity %
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Symptom low intensity % *(n)
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Low intensity and unbearable %(n)
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Percentage unbearable when low intensity %
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Symptom unbearable % *(n)
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Domain I: Medical symptoms
| | | | | | | | |
|
Weakness
|
93 (56)
|
51 (31)
|
43 (26)
|
84
|
42 (25)
|
14 (8)
|
32
|
57 (34)
|
|
Tiredness
|
87 (52)
|
48 (29)
|
28 (17)
|
59
|
39 (23)
|
7 (4)
|
17
|
35 (21)
|
|
General discomfort
|
80 (48)
|
27 (16)
|
17 (10)
|
63
|
53 (32)
|
20 (12)
|
38
|
37 (22)
|
|
Changed appearance
|
78 (47)
|
40 (24)
|
20 (12)
|
50
|
38 (23)
|
2 (1)
|
4
|
22 (13)
|
|
Pain
|
72 (43)
|
20 (12)
|
18 (11)
|
92
|
52 (31)
|
7 (4)
|
13
|
25 (15)
|
|
Loss of appetite
|
62 (37)
|
24 (14)
|
10 (6)
|
43
|
38 (23)
|
15 (9)
|
39
|
25 (15)
|
|
Shortness of breath
|
59 (35)
|
17 (10)
|
14 (8)
|
80
|
42 (25)
|
5 (3)
|
12
|
19 (11)
|
|
Impaired co-ordination
|
57 (34)
|
17 (10)
|
13 (8)
|
80
|
40 (24)
|
5 (3)
|
13
|
18 (11)
|
|
Not sleeping well
|
47 (28)
|
12 (7)
|
10 (6)
|
86
|
35 (21)
|
15 (9)
|
43
|
25 (15)
|
|
Thirst
|
45 (27)
|
18 (11)
|
10 (6)
|
55
|
27 (16)
|
2 (1)
|
6
|
12 (7)
|
|
Feeling tensed
|
44 (26)
|
12 (7)
|
10 (6)
|
86
|
32 (19)
|
2 (1)
|
5
|
12 (7)
|
|
Memory loss
|
43 (26)
|
12 (7)
|
7 (4)
|
57
|
32 (19)
|
8 (5)
|
26
|
15 (9)
|
|
Impaired sight
|
42 (25)
|
5 (3)
|
3 (2)
|
67
|
37 (22)
|
4 (2)
|
9
|
7 (4)
|
|
Impaired mental clarity
|
42 (25)
|
10 (6)
|
5 (3)
|
50
|
32 (19)
|
7 (4)
|
21
|
12 (7)
|
|
Loss of concentration
|
40 (24)
|
13 (8)
|
12 (7)
|
88
|
27 (16)
|
5 (3)
|
19
|
17 (10)
|
|
Coughing
|
38 (23)
|
2 (1)
|
2 (1)
|
100
|
36 (22)
|
3 (2)
|
9
|
5 (3)
|
|
Swallow food impaired
|
35 (21)
|
7 (4)
|
7 (4)
|
100
|
28 (17)
|
5 (3)
|
18
|
12 (7)
|
|
Smelling unpleasant
|
35 (21)
|
8 (5)
|
8 (5)
|
100
|
27 (16)
|
3 (3)
|
19
|
13 (8)
|
|
Feeling depressed
|
34 (20)
|
3 (2)
|
2 (1)
|
50
|
31 (18)
|
10 (6)
|
33
|
12 (7)
|
|
Impaired hearing
|
33 (20)
|
8 (5)
|
7 (4)
|
80
|
25 (15)
|
8 (4)
|
27
|
13 (8)
|
|
Incomprehensible speech
|
32 (19)
|
14 (8)
|
12 (7)
|
88
|
18 (11)
|
3 (2)
|
18
|
15 (9)
|
|
Itch
|
32 (19)
|
8 (5)
|
5 (3)
|
60
|
24 (14)
|
2 (1)
|
7
|
7 (4)
|
|
Constipation
|
30 (18)
|
8 (5)
|
8 (5)
|
100
|
22 (13)
|
4 (2)
|
15
|
12 (7)
|
|
Nausea
|
28 (17)
|
12 (7)
|
8 (5)
|
71
|
16 (10)
|
5 (3)
|
30
|
13 (8)
|
|
Dizziness
|
27 (16)
|
5 (3)
|
5 (3)
|
100
|
22 (13)
|
7 (4)
|
31
|
12 (7)
|
|
Vomiting
|
27 (16)
|
9 (5)
|
7 (4)
|
80
|
18 (11)
|
13 (8)
|
73
|
20 (12)
|
|
Feeling anxious
|
27 (16)
|
5 (3)
|
3 (2)
|
67
|
22 (13)
|
4 (2)
|
15
|
7 (4)
|
|
Swallowing fluid impaired
|
23 (14)
|
5 (3)
|
5 (3)
|
100
|
18 (11)
|
2 (1)
|
9
|
7 (4)
|
|
Hiccups
|
22 (13)
|
7 (4)
|
5 (3)
|
75
|
15 (9)
|
5 (3)
|
33
|
10 (6)
|
|
Intestinal cramps
|
22 (13)
|
5 (3)
|
3 (2)
|
67
|
17 (10)
|
5 (3)
|
30
|
8 (5)
|
|
Diarrhea
|
20 (12)
|
3 (2)
|
3 (2)
|
100
|
17 (10)
|
4 (2)
|
20
|
7 (4)
|
|
Incontinence of urine
|
10 (6)
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
|
0
|
10 (6)
|
0 (0)
|
0
|
0 (0)
|
|
Incontinence of feces
|
8 (5)
|
2 (1)
|
2 (1)
|
100
|
6 (4)
|
5 (3)
|
75
|
7 (4)
|
|
Pressure ulcers
|
8 (5)
|
2 (1)
|
2 (1)
|
100
|
6 (4)
|
1 (1)
|
25
|
3 (2)
|
|
Impaired comprehension of speech
|
7 (4)
|
2 (1)
|
2 (1)
|
100
|
5 (3)
|
1 (1)
|
33
|
3 (2)
|
|
Paralyzed limbs
|
5 (3)
|
2 (1)
|
2 (1)
|
100
|
3 (2)
|
0 (0)
|
0
|
2 (1)
|
|
Skin metastasis
|
3 (2)
|
3 (2)
|
2 (1)
|
50
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
|
0
|
2 (1)
|
- Rounded percentages and absolute numbers; between 0 to 1 missing observations per symptom.
- Scoring: 1-not at all; 2-slightly; 3-moderately; 4-seriously; 5-very seriously, hardly can be worse.
- Symptom present: intensity scores 2–5.
- Low intensity: scores 1–3; High intensity: scores 4–5; Bearable suffering: scores 1–3; Unbearable suffering: scores 4–5.
- *: percentage of interviewed patients followed up until death.
- n: number of patients.
