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Table 4 Analysis of the average scores for the pediatric quality of life inventory3.0 cardiac module scale domains by disease severity

From: Health related quality of life of children with rheumatic heart diseases: reliability of the Brazilian version of the pediatric quality of life inventory™ cardiac module scale

Domains

Mild RHD

Moderate/severe RHD

t (p-value)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Cardiac module

   

Child self-report

   

Total sample

75.2 (12.8)

67.6 (17.9)

2.24 (p = 0.0295)

Heart problems and treatment

82.3 (17.7)

70.6 (22.1)

2.74 (p = 0.0083)

Problems with treatment

82.3 (22.0)

81.3 (17.0)

0.23 (p = 0.8149)

Physical appearance

67.5 (28.2)

59.8 (34.1)

1.24 (p = 0.2174)

Treatment anxiety

77.3 (28.4)

68.8 (31.5)

1.41 (p = 0.1605)

Cognitive problems

68.2 (24.1)

61.6 (27.7)

1.27 (p = 0.2054)

Communication problems

64.1 (31.4)

55.7 (37.3)

1.22 (p = 0.2248)

Parent proxy-report

   

Total sample

73.4 (13.8)

59.5 (16.5)

4.62 (p < 0.0001)

Heart problems and treatment

82.7 (20.1)

65.3 (23.5)

3.77 (p = 0.0004)

Problems with treatment

81.8 (20.6)

78.5 (17.6)

0.83 (p = 0.4062)

Physical appearance

72.5 (29.3)

55.0 (31.3)

2.85 (p = 0.0053)

Treatment anxiety

60.9 (34.3)

49.5 (33.3)

1.64 (p = 0.1042)

Cognitive problems

69.5 (24.4)

51.4 (29.5)

3.36 (p = 0.0011)

Communication problems

62.8 (30.6)

47.6 (35.3)

2.29 (p = 0.0237)

  1. RHD = rheumatic heart disease, SD = standard deviation.