Table 2.
CDI, CDI-P, and PedsQL 4.0 mean scores comparison between children with SCD (Group I) and healthy children (Group II)
| Variable | Group I (N = 60) | Group II (N = 60) | Significance | CI (95%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | t | p | ||
| CDI | 9.50 | 2.57 | 7.50 | 1.81 | 3.48 | 0.001 | 0.85 – 3.15 |
| CDI-P | 8.93 | 3.54 | 7.20 | 1.58 | 2.44 | 0.01 | 0.31 – 3.16 |
| Total score | <0.001 | ||||||
| Self | 75.40 | 2.83 | 81.33 | 3.46 | −7.25 | −7.57 – -4.29 | |
| Parent | 75.20 | 2.56 | 82.73 | 4.41 | −8.07 | <0.001 | −9.40 – -5.66 |
| Physical health | <0.001 | ||||||
| Self | 77.73 | 2.43 | 82.01 | 2.49 | −6.70 | -.54 – -2.99 | |
| Parent | 71.87 | 1.67 | 80.80 | 4.24 | −10.71 | <0.001 | −10.60 – -7.26 |
| Psycho-social health Self | 76.37 | 4.51 | 81.63 | 2.52 | −5.57 | <0.001 | −7.15 – -3.37 |
| Parent | 76.01 | 4.16 | 82.43 | 4.40 | −5.80 | <0.001 | −8.65 – -4.21 |
| Emotional functioning | 0.03 | ||||||
| Self | 76.60 | 9.65 | 80.57 | 2.58 | −2.17 | −7.62 – -0.31 | |
| Parent | 76.83 | 3.79 | 80.56 | 4.09 | −3.66 | 0.001 | −5.77 – -1.69 |
| Social functioning | <0.001 | ||||||
| Self | 76.17 | 2.62 | 83.40 | 3.66 | −8.78 | −8.88 – -5.58 | |
| Parent | 76.53 | 2.38 | 83.47 | 5.05 | −6.79 | <0.001 | −8.97 – -4.89 |
| School functioning | <0.001 | ||||||
| Self | 74.33 | 2.27 | 81.01 | 3.04 | −9.61 | - 8.05 – -5.27 | |
| Parent | 72.97 | 2.64 | 82.30 | 3.72 | −11.19 | <0.001 | −11.00 – -7.66 |
P < 0.05 significant. SCD: Sickle cell disease, CDI: Children’s Depression Inventory, CDI-P: Children’s Depression Inventory-Parent, PedsQL: Pediatric Quality of Life.