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Table 4 Change in HRQOL from baseline to follow-up among participating children and adults with initial low scores

From: Effectiveness of a family intervention on health-related quality of life–a healthy generation, a controlled pilot trial

 

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

9

67 (6)

82 (11)

11

67 (5)

69 (12)

13.2 (2.1–24.3)

0.02a

 PedsQL psychosocial

9

62 (5)

80 (12)

11

64 (6)

68 (17)

13.8 (1.4–26.2)

0.03a

 PedsQL physical

9

77 (12)

85 (12)

11

72 (11)

70 (9)

16.0 (5.2–26.8)

0.01a

Adults

 HRQOL total

10

4.3 (0.5)

4.8 (0.8)

12

4.4 (0.5)

4.4 (1.0)

0.5 (−0.3–1.2)

0.24

 HRQOL physical

10

4.4 (0.9)

4.7 (0.8)

12

4.6 (0.6)

4.5 (1.0)

0.4 (−0.4–1.2)

0.32

 HRQOL social

10

4.4 (1.0)

5.2 (0.7)

11

4.4 (0.7)

4.4 (1.3)

0.9 (0.0–1.7)

0.04a

 HRQOL mental

10

4.0 (0.7)

4.4 (0.8)

12

4.1 (0.8)

4.4 (1.1)

0.0 (−1.0–1.2)

0.86

  1. aSignificant difference between intervention- and control groups