Table 3.
QoL scores and symptom burden at baseline and at 2- and 6-month follow-up
| Baseline Mean (SD) |
2 months Mean (SD) |
6 months Mean (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| PedsQL™ Parent-Proxy Report | N=97 | N=84 | N=97 |
| Total Score | 76.2 (17.2) | 79.1 (15.1) | 79.7 (15.8) |
| Physical Health | 80.3 (20.2) | 82.9 (16.9) | 83.9 (16.6) |
| Psychosocial Functioning | 72.2 (16.9) | 75.2 (16.1) | 75.7 (17.6) |
| Emotional Functioning | 65.6 (20.6) | 69.2 (19.0) | 69.7 (21.1) |
| Social Functioning | 82.8 (17.4) | 84.5 (16.8) | 85.7 (16.7) |
| School Functioning | 68.4 (19.8) a | 71.5 (22.3)b | 71.8 (20.2)c |
| PedsQL™ Child Self-Report | N=59 | N=51 | N=58 |
| Total Score | 78.4 (14.9) | 79.7 (16.1) | 81.0 (14.5) |
| Physical Health | 82.0 (15.7) | 83.5 (16.2) | 84.4 (15.7) |
| Psychosocial Functioning | 74.9 (17.1) | 76.0 (18.7) | 77.7 (17.2)) |
| Emotional Functioning | 72.2 (20.5) | 72.0 (21.7) | 77.0 (17.7)) |
| Social Functioning | 82.8 (17.4) | 85.0 (21.4) | 83.1 (21.7) |
| School Functioning | 68.9 (19.6) | 73.7 (22.4) | 75.1 (20.3) |
| Family Impact Module | N=97 | N=81 | N=97 |
| Total | 66.9 (20.0) | 67.6 (20.1) | 69.2 (20.8) |
| Parent HRQL | 68.9 (19.9) | 70.0 (20.1) | 71.1 (21.0) |
| Physical Functioning | 67.7 (23.3) | 68.8 (22.6) | 69.7 (22.5) |
| Emotional Functioning | 61.1 (22.5) | 64.7 (20.9) | 66.5 (21.5) |
| Social Functioning | 76.1 (24.3) | 75.3 (25.3) | 76.2 (25.4) |
| Cognitive Functioning | 72.8 (21.6) | 74.1 (20.6) | 73.9 (23.5) |
| Communication | 69.1 (24.5) | 66.4 (25.5) | 67.9 (24.8) |
| Worry | 45.5 (23.0) | 46.3 (23.8) | 50.2 (24.1) |
| Family Functioning | 69.4 (23.9) | 66.3 (25.2) | 69.7 (26.3) |
| Daily Activities | 65.1 (29.2) | 63.6 (28.6) | 66.5 (30.2) |
| Family Relationships | 74.7 (23.3) | 72.5 (23.1) | 76.3 (20.5) |
| Symptom Burden | |||
| Symptom number | 3.5 (2.3) | 3.2 (2.1) | 3.0 (2.1) |
| Symptom severity | 5.5 (4.5) | 5.1 (4.7) | 4.4 (4.0) |
Note: Due to young children not attending school,
a
n=88
b
n= 76;
c
n= 92