Influence of transcatheter arterial embolization on symptom distress and fatigue in liver cancer patients

Table 2 Scores on symptom distress subscales at postoperative day 3 following transcatheter arterial embolization

Subscale	T1	T2	T3	F	P value	Post hoc Bonferroni comparisons
Pain	3.1 ± 0.5	2.3 ± 0.5	1.7 ± 0.6	47.21	0.001	T1 > T2 > T3
Fatigue	2.8 ± 0.9	2.3 ± 0.3	1.8 ± 0.4	22.72	0.004	T1 > T2 > T3
Fever	2.6 ± 0.5	2.8 ± 0.7	1.9 ± 0.2	7.55	0.032	T2, T1 > T3
Insomnia	2.3 ± 0.6	1.8 ± 0.4	1.5 ± 0.3	15.88	0.009	T1 > T2 > T3
Abdominal distension	2.4 ± 1.1	2.1 ± 0.9	1.5 ± 0.7	19.45	0.006	T1 > T2 > T3
Anorexia	2.2 ± 0.3	1.7 ± 0.4	1.5 ± 0.4	12.64	0.012	T1 > T2 > T3
Nausea	1.9 ± 0.4	1.4 ± 0.5	1.1 ± 0.3	23.00	0.004	T1 > T2 > T3
Vomiting	1.6 ± 0.4	1.2 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.4	14 97	0.009	T1 > T2 > T3
Bowel movement	1.8 ± 0.9	1.4 ± 0.4	1.2 ± 0.3	8.58	0.027	T1 > T2 > T3
Dry mouth	1.8 ± 0.5	1.5 ± 0.6	1.4 ± 0.2	7.29	0.035	T1 > T2 > T3
Chills	1.9 ± 1.2	1.6 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.2	7.05	0.041	T1 > T2 > T3
Chest tightness	1.6 ± 0.2	1.3 ± 0.4	1.1 ± 0.5	6.26	0.043	T1 > T2 > T3
Gastric burning sensation	1.9 ± 0.6	1.5 ± 0.4	1.3 ± 0.4	16.61	0.008	T1 > T2 > T3
Urination	1.3 ± 0.7	1.2 ± 0.5	1.1 ± 0.2	2.58	0.598
Dyspnea	1.3 ± 0.5	1.2 ± 0.4	1.2 ± 0.5	1.82	0.611
Cough	1.3 ± 0.2	1.2 ± 0.5	1.1 ± 0.4	1.63	0.724
Oral esophageal pain	1.1 ± 0.3	1.0 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.3	0.40	0.921
Restlessness	1.5 ± 0.8	1.3 ± 0.6	1.3 ± 0.6	2.10	0.372
Concentration	1.4 ± 0.6	1.2 ± 0.4	1.3 ± 0.2	0.86	0.728
Appearance	1.3 ± 0.5	1.1 ± 0.5	1.2 ± 0.6	1.12	0.827
Bleeding	1.1 ± 0.4	1.1 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.1	1.48	0.782
Numbness	1.2 ± 0.5	1.2 ± 0.4	1.1 ± 0.3	0.89	0.709

T1, T2, and T3 represent different time points following transcatheter arterial embolization for liver cancer. F denotes the results of the analysis of variance, P indicates the level of statistical significance, and Bonferroni signifies the post-hoc comparison method.