Research Article

The Association between ADL Ability and Quality of Life among People with Advanced Cancer

Table 4

Difference between association values of self-reported and observed ADL abilities and EORTC QoL.

ADL-I (middle), -score ( value)AMPS motor (middle)AMPS process (middle)
0.316 (0.75)0.286 (0.77)

ADL-I (high), -score ( value)AMPS motor (high)AMPS process (high)
0.585 (0.56)0.518 (0.60)

ADL-I: ADL Interview; AMPS: Assessment of Motor and Process Skills. The presented estimates are based on -tests for differences between two odds ratios (OR) according to the ADL ability subgroups; middle and high and its impact on EORTC QoL, item #30 “Global Quality of Life” in the European Organization for Research Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-C30). Level of significance: .