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. 2013 Dec 21;14:279. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-279

Table 5.

Characteristics of questionnaire respondents: n (%) or mean (±SD)

  R* (n = 24) T0* (n = 32) T1* (n = 32) p; Cohen’s d**
Background
Age (at time of questionnaire) [15-29]^
20.8 (±3.2)
19.1 (±2.4)
 
 
Gender (male)
8 (33.3)
17 (53.1)
 
 
Educational level (high)
8 (50.0)1
11 (39.3)4
 
 
Age at diagnosis
 
 
 
 
0 years
11 (45.8)
15 (46.9)
 
 
15 years
3 (12.5)
8 (25.0)
 
 
612 years
5 (20.8)
5 (15.6)
 
 
1316 years
5 (20.8)
4 (12.5)
 
 
Treatment type
 
 
 
 
Pre-dialysis
-
2 (6.3)
 
 
Haemodialysis
4 (16.7)
6 (18.8)
 
 
Peritoneal dialysis
-
-
 
 
Kidney transplant
20 (82.3)
18 (56.3)
 
 
Other
-
6 (18.8)
 
 
Limitations in mobility[6-18]^
7.9 (±2.0)2
7.6 (±2.0)5
 
 
Self-management
 
 
 
 
General self-efficacy[10-40]^
27.7 (±3.0)
30.7 (±4.5)
32.1 (±4.7)
<.05; .31
Disease-related self-efficacy
 
 
 
 
Coping domain [4-16]^
14.3 (±1.9)
13.8 (±2.3)7
13.7 (±2.0)2
ns
Knowledge domain [6-24]^
22.0 (±2.1)
21.7 (±2.6)9
 
 
Skills for hospital consultations [6-24]^
21.3 (±3.5)
20.8 (±3.2)11
21.5 (±2.5)10
ns
HRQoL [0–100]^
 
 
 
 
General HRQoL
73.9 (±11.4)
72.4 (±17.0)2
72.1 (±14.2)
ns
Independence domain
82.9 (±14.0)
78.1 (±13.2)
83.9 (±15.0)
<.01; .44
Emotion domain
63.2 (±13.5)
71.1 (±23.3)5
71.3 (±18.4)2
ns
Social inclusion domain
75.7 (±14.1)
74.1 (±18.9)6
70.5 (±15.8)
<.05; -.19
Social exclusion domain
77.4 (±18.8)
77.1 (±17.6)5
75.2 (±18.2)2
ns
Physical domain
68.2 (±15.9)
60.6 (±19.4)
60.1 (±16.4)2
ns
Medication domain
77.9 (±16.4)
71.0 (±20.4)2
72.2 (±21.7)2
ns
Autonomy in social participation (yes independent)
 
 
 
 
Finances
14 (58.3)
3 (15.0)5
 
 
Employment
7 (29.2)
3 (15.0)6
 
 
Living
6 (25.0)
3 (15.0)6
 
 
Relationships
15 (65.2)2
16 (80.0)6
 
 
Sexuality
11 (50.0)3
9 (52.9)10
 
 
Transportation
22 (100)3
14 (70.0)6
 
 
Leisure 17 (70.8) 13 (68.4)5    

*R = retrospective; T0 = pre-camp; T1 = post-camp.

^Theoretical range.

**Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test (paired) for differences between T0 en T1 measurements, and Cohen’s d for effect sizes.

Missing values: 1n = 8, 2n = 1, 3n = 2, 4n = 4, 5n = 13, 6n = 12, 7n = 3, 8n = 1, 9n = 22, 10n = 21, 11n = 9.