Table 6.

Kruskal-Wallis Test values: comparison between PedsQL™ Cancer Module scores for individuals on treatment and off treatment (≤ 12 months or > 12 months)

	Child/Adolescent report					Guardians report
PedsQL Subscales	n	Mean Rank	Difference	Kruskal Wallis test	P value	n	Mean Rank	Difference	Kruskal Wallis test	P value
Pain and hurt
On Tx(a)	83	63.22		0.128	0.938	141	91.72		3.541	0.170
Off Tx ≤ 12(b)	20	60.65				22	104.98
Off Tx > 12(c)	21	61.43				27	107.52
Nausea			a,c***; a,b**	15.331	0.000			a,c***	17.415	0.000
On Tx(a)	83	53.88				141	86.67
Off Tx ≤ 12(b)	20	75.45				22	106.91
Off Tx > 12(c)	21	84.24				27	132.31
Procedural anxiety				4.994	0.082			a,b*	5.871	0.053
On Tx(a)	83	57.75				141	90.46
Off Tx ≤ 12(b)	20	74.93				22	119.45
Off Tx > 12(c)	21	69.45				27	102.30
Treatment anxiety			a,c**	11.369	0.003				4.378	0.112
On Tx(a)	83	55.99				141	94.12
Off Tx ≤ 12(b)	20	71.00				22	116.16
Off Tx > 12(c)	21	80.14				27	85.85
Worry				2.963	0.227				3.289	0.193
On Tx(a)	83	59.29				141	97.12
Off Tx ≤ 12(b)	20	63.48				22	77.82
Off Tx > 12(c)	21	74.26				27	101.43
Cognitive problems				1.196	0.550				1.459	0.482
On Tx(a)	83	60.28				141	93.99
Off Tx ≤ 12(b)	20	64.35				22	108.32
Off Tx > 12(c)	21	69.52				27	92.94
Perceived physical appearance				0.442	0.802				0.949	0.622
On Tx(a)	83	61.36				141	93.55
Off Tx ≤ 12(b)	20	67.08				22	104.43
Off Tx > 12(c)	21	62.67				27	98.43
Communication				0.178	0.915				0.462	0.794
On Tx(a)	83	62.2				141	94.06
Off Tx ≤ 12(b)	20	65.3				22	101.36
Off Tx > 12(c)	21	61.0				27	98.24

On Tx: in-treatment sample; Off Tx ≤ 12: off-treatment ≤ 12 months sample; Off Tx > 12: off-treatment > 12 months long-term survivor sample

*p < 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001 based on Mann-Whitney Test