Table 3 Change in HRQOL and QOL from baseline to follow-up among participating children and adults
Intervention | Mean (SD) | Control | Mean (SD) | Mean difference adjusted for baseline | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Baseline | Follow-up | n | Baseline | Follow-up | (95% confidence interval) | p | |
Children | ||||||||
PedsQL total | 28 | 79 (10) | 82 (12) | 28 | 79 (11) | 78 (13) | 3.1 (−3.2–9.3) | 0.33 |
PedsQL psychosocial | 27 | 74 (12) | 80 (15) | 28 | 76 (12) | 77 (16) | 4.3 (−2.9–11.5) | 0.23 |
PedsQL physical | 29 | 87 (11) | 83 (10) | 28 | 83 (13) | 81 (14) | 1.7 (−4.6–7.9) | 0.59 |
Adults | ||||||||
HRQOL total | 35 | 5.3 (0.8) | 5.2 (0.9) | 34 | 5.3 (0.9) | 5.3 (1.0) | −0.7 (−0.4–0.3) | 0.69 |
HRQOL physical | 35 | 5.4 (1.0) | 5.2 (1.0) | 33 | 5.3 (0.8) | 5.3 (1.0) | −0.2 (−0.5–0.2) | 0.34 |
HRQOL social | 35 | 5.3 (0.9) | 5.5 (0.8) | 33 | 5.4 (1.1) | 5.2 (1.3) | 0.3 (−0.1–0.7) | 0.15 |
HRQOL mental | 35 | 5.2 (1.0) | 5.1 (1.3) | 33 | 5.1 (1.1) | 5.2 (1.0) | −0.2 (− 0.7–0.2) | 0.30 |