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. 2012 Oct 23;12:366. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-366

Table 5.

Health-related quality of life for parents (SF-36®) and their children [Child Health-Related Quality of Life (PedsQL™) and Caregiver Priorities and Child Health Index of Life with Disabilities (CPCHILD®)] and Family-Centreedness of Care (MPOC©)

 
Baselinea
6 Months
12 Months
*P value
*P value (T1-T2)
*P value (T2-T3)
*P value (T1-T3)
  Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Mean (SD) Median (IQR)        
SF-36®a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical Functioning
88.5 (14.8 )
95 (20)
86.7 (23.8)
100 (20)
85.1 (22.8)
95 (20)
0.79
 
 
 
Role – Physical
75.9 (37.2 )
100 (50)
81.5 (36.1)
10 (0)
77.9 (37.4)
100 (50)
0.58
 
 
 
Bodily Pain
71.9 (26.5)
74 (49)
74.6 (30.0)
84 (39)
76.3 (24.3)
80 (39)
0.49
 
 
 
General Health
71.3 (21.9)
75 (33)
72.0 (22.1)
77 (25)
67.2 (25.8)
75 (25)
0.52
 
 
 
Vitality
52.9 (25.3)
55 (40)
54.8 (22.9)
60 (30)
51.7 (22.2)
50 (30)
0.88
 
 
 
Social Functioning
74.2 (29.9)
87.5 (37.5)
75.3 (29.6)
87.5 (50.0)
77.4 (24.7)
87.5 (37.5)
0.64
 
 
 
Role - Emotional
77.6 (38.0 )
100.0 (33.3)
80.9 (36.8)
100.0 (0)
77.0 (41.9)
100 (33.3)
0.91
 
 
 
Mental Health
72.7 (20.8)
80 (28)
72.7 (19.9)
76 (28)
71.4 (20.7)
76 (28)
0.98
 
 
 
PedsQL™b
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average
43.6 (14.3)
43.5 (18.1)
46.4 (18.7)
45.7 (30.2)
47.9 (20.3)
44.6 (28.8)
0.08
 
 
 
Physical
32.4 (26.9)
21.9 (45.3)
32.9 (29.6)
25.0 (40.6)
35.2 (32.9)
22.9 (46.9)
0.16
 
 
 
Emotional
63.4 (22.1)
70.0 (33.8)
66.1 (21.2)
65.0 (31.3)
68.7 (21.8)
70.0 (30.0)
0.02
0.003
0.83
0.48
Social
46.0 (19.0)
45.0 (27.5)
53.5(19.3)
50.0 (25.0)
52.7 (24.8)
50.0 (20.0)
0.006
0.011
0.98
0.09
School
38.5 (22.6)
35.0 (25.0)
41.8 (22.7)
40.0 (27.5)
42.8 (23.8)
40.0 (30.0)
0.97
 
 
 
CPCHILD®c
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Personalized Care/Activities of Daily Living
43.4 (21.1)
44.4 (26.5)
45.7 (18.3)
44.4 (22.2)
42.4 (21.7)
37.0 (28.4)
0.48
 
 
 
Positioning, Transferring and Mobility
50.4 (26.6)
42.4 (41.3)
49.4 (26.4)
48.6 (37.5)
48.3 (28.0)
41.7 (38.5)
0.48
 
 
 
Comfort and Emotions
81.7 (15.8)
86.5 (21.0)
84.8 (15.4)
87.3 (17.5)
80.1 (20.6)
84.9 (21.8)
0.0006
0.21
0.002
0.03
Communication and Social Interaction
54.1 (21.7)
54.8 (27.4)
50.0 (25.4)
50.0 (39.9)
54.5 (25.0)
52.4 (33.3)
0.12
 
 
 
Health Standardized Section
61.0 (19.7)
60.0 (26.7)
63.7 (17.9)
60.0 (26.7)
63.1 (20.9)
66.7 (28.3)
0.02
0.1
0.99
0.04
Child's Overall Quality of Life
63.1 (21.5)
60.0 (20.0)
63.9 (22.2)
60.0 (40.0)
59.7 (25.9)
60.0 (40.0)
0.10
 
 
 
Total Score
58.2 (15.4)
57.0 (19.9)
59.0 (16.1)
57.6 (21.9)
58.4 (18.2)
56.1 (25.5)
0.0012
0.27
0.07
0.003
MPOC©d
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enabling and Partnership
5.4 (1.4)
5.5 (1.4)
5.5 (1.6)
6.0 (1.3)
5.9 (1.4)
6.0 (1.7)
0.03
0.85
0.65
0.01
Providing General Information
4.2 (1.5)
4.3 (2.3)
4.8 (1.8)
5.2 (2.4)
4.8 (1.8)
5.4 (2.0)
0.03
0.1
0.09
0.08
Providing Specific Information about the Child
5.3 (1.5)
5.7 (2.0)
5.4 (1.7)
6.0 (2.0)
5.6 (1.6)
6.0 (1.3)
0.08
 
 
 
Coordinated and Comprehensive care
5.5 (1.2)
5.9 (1.5)
5.9 (1.1)
6.3 (1.3)
6.0 (1.2)
6.3 (1.0)
0.002
0.13
0.42
0.004
Respectful and Supportive Care 5.6 (1.0) 5.8 (1.4) 6.0 (0.9) 6.0 (1.4) 6.0 (1.3) 6.2 (1.0) 0.001 0.02 0.07 0.01

* Analysis using Friedman test; post-hoc testing on results where p<.05 with Sidak adjustments used to adjust the p value for multiple comparisons.

a Data available for n=79 at baseline, n=76 at 6 months, n=77 at 12 months.

b For children ≥ 2 years (data available for n=54 at baseline, n=61 at 6 months, n=58 at 12 months).

c For children ≥ 1 year (data available for n=65 at baseline, n=72 at 6 months, n=72 at 12 months).

d Data available for n=73 at baseline, n=76 at 6 months, n=78 at 12 months.