Table 3.
Comparison between pre-test and post-test HRQOL score of participants in the intervention and control group.
| Age group | Dimensions of HRQOL | Test | Mean difference | Wilcoxon signed rank test | Test | Mean difference | Wilcoxon signed rank test | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-test | Post-test | Pre test | Post test | ||||||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||||||||
| 8–12 years child report | Pain and hurt | 30.67 | 4.10 | 40.81 | 5.46 | 10.14 | Z = 3.42 | 29.63 | 5.74 | 32.00 | 8.52 | 2.37 | Z = 1.02 |
| ∗∗∗ P = 0.001 | P = 0.31 | ||||||||||||
| Pain impact | 26.50 | 4.98 | 32.30 | 5.08 | 5.8 | Z = 2.44 | 25.37 | 4.46 | 28.20 | 7.84 | 2.83 | Z = 1.14 | |
| ∗ P = 0.02 | P = 0.25 | ||||||||||||
| Pain management and control | 29.27 | 5.14 | 43.33 | 6.13 | 14.06 | Z = 3.41 | 27.87 | 8.25 | 32.47 | 6.05 | 4.6 | Z = 1.44 | |
| ∗∗∗ P = 0.001 | P = 0.14 | ||||||||||||
| Worry I | 33.13 | 6.59 | 41.93 | 5.64 | 8.8 | Z = 3.49 | 31.20 | 5.48 | 34.70 | 6.20 | 3.5 | Z = 1.72 | |
| ∗∗∗ P = 0.001 | P = 0.08 | ||||||||||||
| Worry II | 38.47 | 7.85 | 44.83 | 7.77 | 6.36 | Z = 2.27 | 37.03 | 6.62 | 39.27 | 6.26 | 2.24 | Z = 0.59 | |
| ∗ P = 0.02 | P = 0.55 | ||||||||||||
| Emotions | 38.73 | 7.97 | 46.50 | 7.25 | 7.77 | Z = 3.47 | 35.93 | 6.59 | 36.33 | 8.24 | 0.4 | Z = 0.03 | |
| ∗∗∗ P = 0.001 | P = 0.97 | ||||||||||||
| Treatment | 33.81 | 4.57 | 44.70 | 10.01 | 10.89 | Z = 2.95 | 31.67 | 9.04 | 34.56 | 7.00 | 2.89 | Z = 0.91 | |
| ∗∗ P = 0.01 | P = 0.36 | ||||||||||||
| Communication I | 42.56 | 4.10 | 50.22 | 10.19 | 7.66 | Z = 2.44 | 40.64 | 4.46 | 44.13 | 14.67 | 3.49 | Z = 1.04 | |
| ∗ P = 0.02 | P = 0.30 | ||||||||||||
| Communication II | 25.27 | 3.05 | 36.93 | 11.47 | 11.66 | Z = 2.86 | 23.73 | 2.75 | 27.55 | 9.36 | 3.82 | Z = 1.80 | |
| ∗∗ P = 0.01 | P = 0.07 | ||||||||||||
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| 8–12 years parent report | Pain and hurt | 29.15 | 4.49 | 38.19 | 6.61 | 9.04 | Z = 3.25 | 27.59 | 7.08 | 29.00 | 6.20 | 1.41 | Z = 1.00 |
| ∗∗∗ P = 0.001 | P = 0.32 | ||||||||||||
| Pain impact | 27.00 | 3.68 | 33.37 | 7.01 | 6.37 | Z = 256 | 26.53 | 9.62 | 27.77 | 9.57 | 1.24 | Z = 1.04 | |
| ∗∗ P = 0.01 | P = 0.31 | ||||||||||||
| Pain management and control | 28.33 | 14.54 | 42.97 | 9.14 | 14.64 | Z = 2.90 | 26.67 | 13.25 | 29.83 | 7.76 | 3.16 | Z = 0.97 | |
| ∗∗∗ P = 0.001 | P = 0.33 | ||||||||||||
| Worry I | 34.00 | 7.61 | 45.00 | 9.45 | 11.00 | Z = 2.37 | 33.33 | 8.34 | 34.20 | 6.88 | 0.87 | Z = 1.06 | |
| ∗ P = 0.02 | P = 0.28 | ||||||||||||
| Worry II | 39.50 | 12.23 | 44.00 | 7.80 | 4.50 | Z = 1.05 | 36.67 | 17.97 | 37.33 | 11.05 | 0.66 | Z = 0.44 | |
| P = 0.31 | P = 0.66 | ||||||||||||
| Emotions | 36.67 | 8.80 | 41.67 | 7.72 | 5.00 | Z = 2.12 | 35.00 | 11.76 | 38.67 | 12.42 | 3.67 | Z = 1.34 | |
| ∗ P = 0.03 | P = 0.18 | ||||||||||||
| Treatment | 33.65 | 9.89 | 37.37 | 7.33 | 3.72 | Z = 2.02 | 30.47 | 6.92 | 32.08 | 9.38 | 1.61 | Z = 1.01 | |
| ∗ P = 0.04 | P = 0.31 | ||||||||||||
| Communication I | 36.29 | 7.83 | 38.89 | 6.34 | 2.60 | Z = 2.03 | 35.20 | 9.54 | 37.51 | 9.88 | 2.31 | Z = 1.04 | |
| ∗ P = 0.04 | P = 0.31 | ||||||||||||
| Communication II | 28.89 | 6.95 | 32.53 | 6.73 | 3.64 | Z = 1.86 | 25.00 | 9.45 | 28.11 | 11.11 | 3.11 | Z = 1.39 | |
| P = 0.06 | P = 0.17 | ||||||||||||
∗Significant at P < = 0.05, ∗∗significant atP < = 0.01 , ∗∗∗significant at P < = 0.001.