Table 2.

TAPQOL-PF. Mean HRQoL scores for children aged 1 to 6 years of age that completed one or both questionnaires (mean ± sd)

	3 months after discharge (n = 34)	Effect size (d)	P Value	9 months after discharge (n = 33)	Effect size (d)	P Value	Normative data
Stomach problems	91.9 ± 12.0	0.00	0.2	89.1 ± 15.8	0.3	0.2	91.9 ± 13.8
Skin problems	93.9 ± 8.9	0.2	0.3	91.9 ± 11.1	0.009	0.7	91.8 ± 10.8
Lung problems	83.8 ± 18.4*	0.6	0.000	85.9 ± 21.7*	0.5	0.002	93.6 ± 16.2
Sleeping	73.9 ± 21.1	0.5	0.03	78.5 ± 20.3	0.2	0.4	82.3 ± 17.3
Appetite	89.8 ± 10.0*	0.4	0.004	84.1 ± 15.5	0.04	0.08	84.6 ± 13.2
Motor functioning	95.7 ± 8.0	0.6	0.02	92.4 ± 15.4	1.4	0.007	98.5 ± 4.4
Social functioning	93.2 ± 15.1	0.1	0.2	88.7 ± 17.0	0.2	0.3	91.3 ± 15.4
Problem behaviour	76.6 ± 16.0*	0.6	0.004	73.4 ± 18.2	0.4	0.6	67.7 ± 15.3
Communication	90.8 ± 12.0	0.1	1.0	90.8 ± 13.4	0.1	0.6	91.7 ± 9.9
Anxiety	72.2 ± 21.5	0.3	0.5	79.6 ± 21.4	0.1	0.3	78.3 ± 18.0
Positive mood	97.4 ± 9.6	0.2	0.2	93.4 ± 16.6	0.8	0.01	98.7 ± 6.5
Liveliness	92.9 ± 16.2	0.6	0.03	90.6 ± 17.9*	0.9	0.002	98 ± 8.0

* p < 0.005 whole group versus normative data.

High scores represent a better HRQoL