Table 5 Mean (90% confidence interval) of the scores at 2.5 months of follow-up (Quality of life; Pain; Dyspnoea; Emotional functioning; Physical functioning; Fatigue) for males and females observed and imputed under the MAR assumption and under the MNAR model assuming a shift depending on the WHO score (k_WHO)

Quality of life

66.67 (66.60,66.74)

60.06 (59.98,60.13)

65.69 (65.62,65.76)

58.94 (58.87,59.02)

61.32 (61.25,61.39)

55.01 (54.93,55.08)

Pain

19.22 (19.15,19.30)

22.92 (22.82,23.01)

20.71 (20.62,20.80)

24.90 (24.82,24.99)

26.01 (25.91,26.10)

31.12 (31.01,31.24)

Dyspnoea

25.04 (24.95,25.14)

28.69 (28.59,28.79)

25.75 (25.66,25.84)

29.00 (28.90,29.09)

35.34 (35.24,35.44)

39.50 (39.36,39.64)

Emotional functioning

83.96 (84.02,83.90)

73.02 (73.10,72.94)

82.88 (82.81,82.95)

72.11 (72.04,72.19)

78.64 (78.57,78.71)

65.80 (65.70,65.89)

Physical functioning

69.86 (69.77,69.95)

66.50 (66.41,66.58)

68.82 (68.74,68.90)

64.83 (64.74,64.93)

63.90 (63.82,63.98)

59.99 (59.90,60.09)

Fatigue

39.09 (39.01,39.18)

46.19 (46.10,46.28)

40.14 (40.05,40.22)

47.12 (47.04,47.21)

46.54 (46.45,46.63)

54.33 (54.22,54.43)