Table 3 Rankings of Symptom Occurrence, Severity, and Distress for the Two Age Groups

Symptom Occurrence

Rank

Symptom

%

Symptom

%

1

Lack of energy

84.5

Lack of energy

81.6

2

Difficulty sleeping

72.6

Difficulty sleeping

64.8

3

Pain

63.3

Feeling drowsy

60.1

4

Feeling drowsy

60.4

Pain

56.9

5

Hair loss

57.5

Numbness/tingling in hands/feet

53.6

6

Difficulty concentrating

57.1

Hair loss

51.4

7

Worrying

57.0

Change in the way food tastes

47.7

8

Nausea

52.7

Worrying

46.1

9

Feeling sad

51.4

Difficulty concentrating

45.6

9

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Dry mouth

45.6

10

Numbness/tingling in hands/feet

51.1

Constipation

41.6

Symptom Severity^a

Rank

Symptom

Mean

SD

Symptom

Mean

SD

1

Hair loss

2.50

1.11

Problems with sexual interest or activity

2.61

0.97

2

Problems with sexual interest or activity

2.41

0.97

Hair loss

2.48

1.15

3

“I don’t look like myself”

2.15

0.95

“I don’t look like myself”

2.14

0.91

4

Change in the way food tastes

2.13

0.89

Change in the way food tastes

2.11

0.89

5

Difficulty sleeping

2.07

0.80

Lack of energy

2.02

0.72

6

Lack of energy

2.02

0.73

Lack of appetite

1.98

0.79

6

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Constipation

1.98

0.76

7

Constipation

1.97

0.88

Swelling of arms and legs

1.95

0.81

8

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Skin changes

1.92

0.78

8

Abdominal cramps

1.96

0.80

Difficulty sleeping

1.92

0.69

9

Pain

1.95

0.75

Pain

1.88

0.69

10

Hot flashes

1.93

0.78

Numbness/tingling in hands/feet

1.85

0.84

Symptom Distress^b

Rank

Symptom

Mean

SD

Symptom

Mean

SD

1

“I don’t look like myself”

2.05

1.21

“I don’t look like myself”

1.88

1.24

2

Hair loss

1.91

1.36

Hair loss

1.84

1.32

2

Problems with sexual interest or activity

1.91

1.30

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3

Pain

1.84

1.15

Lack of energy

1.81

1.12

4

Difficulty sleeping

1.82

1.15

Problems with sexual interest or activity

1.79

1.24

5

Vomiting

1.81

1.20

Change in the way food tastes

1.73

1.25

5

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Difficulty sleeping

1.73

1.04

6

Lack of energy

1.77

1.16

Difficulty breathing

1.70

1.09

7

Constipation

1.72

1.21

Difficulty swallowing

1.69

1.14

8

Change in the way food tastes

1.71

1.27

Pain

1.68

1.02

9

Nausea

1.69

1.14

Constipation

1.66

1.12

9

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Skin changes

1.66

1.17

10

Worrying

1.63

1.12

Swelling of arms or legs

1.63

1.17

10

Skin changes

1.63

1.20

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