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Table 2 Means (SD's) of TACQOL scores at 6 weeks and at 1 year by diagnostic groups

From: Health-related quality of life in children with newly diagnosed cancer: a one year follow-up study

 

Norms

All (n = 52)

Leukemia (n = 17)

Lymphoma (n = 19)

Brain tumors (n = 7)

Other solid tumors (n = 9)

pk

TACQOL T1

       

   Physical functions

25.3** (5.0)

23.2 (5.3)

20.3 (5.7)

24.4 (4.2)

26.9 (5.0)

22.8 (4.7)

.03

   Motor functions

14.8*** (2.0)

11.3 (4.3)

8.8 (4.9)

12.3 (4.1)

13.1 (2.9)

12.3 (2.7)

.06

   Autonomy

15.8*** (0.9)

15.0 (1.5)

14.7 (1.8)

15.4 (1.0)

14.7 (1.1)

14.8 (2.1)

.51

   Cognitive functions

13.8 (2.6)

14.4 (2.6)

13.6 (3.8)

14.8 (1.5)

15.2 (1.3)

14.3 (2.1)

.70

   Social functions

14.4 (1.9)

14.4 (2.2)

13.1 (3.3)

14.8 (1.3)

15.3 (0.5)

15.0 (1.0)

.35

   Positive emotions

7.2*** (1.3)

5.9 (1.9)

5.6 (1.7)

5.8 (2.2)

6.0 (2.0)

6.3 (1.7)

.78

   Negative emotions

5.6 (1.5)

5.8 (1.7)

5.8 (2.2)

6.0 (1.4)

6.4 (1.3)

4.7 (1.2)

.09

TACQOL T2

       

   Physical functions

25.3*** (5.0)

27.4††† (3.8)

27.1†† (3.7)

28.0†† (3.1)

24.3 (4.6)

29.1† (3.8)

.08

   Motor functions

14.8** (2.0)

13.2† (3.6)

13.1† (4.1)

14.4 (1.9)

12.3 (3.5)

11.3 (5.1)

.20

   Autonomy

15.8 (0.9)

15.7†† (1.0)

15.4 (1.5)

16.0† (0.0)

15.4 (1.5)

16.0 (0.0)

.17

   Cognitive functions

13.8 (2.6)

13.6 (2.5)

13.6 (2.8)

13.5 (2.7)

13.9 (2.5)

13.8 (1.9)

.99

   Social functions

14.4 (1.9)

14.7 (1.5)

14.7† (1.8)

14.8 (1.3)

14.0 (1.5)

14.8 (1.3)

.55

   Positive emotions

7.2** (1.3)

6.6† (1.5)

6.8† (1.6)

6.8 (1.4)

5.4 (1.4)

6.7 (1.5)

.20

   Negative emotions

5.6 (1.5)

5.5 (1.6)

5.7 (1.8)

5.8 (1.6)

5.0† (2.1)

4.9 (0.8)

.57

  1. Note: Significant differences between sample und healthy reference group: ** p < .01; *** p < .001; Significant differences between T1 and T2: † p < .05; †† p < .01; ††† p < .001; k Kruskal-Wallis tests, multiple group comparisons