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Table 3 TACQOL-PF. Mean HRQoL scores for children aged 6–12 years of age that completed one or both questionnaires (mean ± sd)

From: Quality of life in children three and nine months after discharge from a paediatric intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study

 

3 months after discharge (n = 21)

Effect size (d)

P Value

9 months after discharge (n = 17)

Effect size (d)

P Value

Normative data

Physical functioning

24.0 ± 4.7

0.8

0.02

25.9 ± 3.7

0.3

0.2

27.1 ± 4.0

Motor functioning

27.4 ± 4.6*

1.3

0.003

28.6 ± 5.4

0.8

0.05

30.8 ± 2.6

Autonomy

29.0 ± 4.2

1.3

0.01

31.1 ± 1.7

0.006

0.6

31.2 ± 1.7

Cognitive functioning

27.8 ± 4.8

0.3

0.8

27.4 ± 7.6

0.4

0.8

29.0 ± 3.8

Social functioning

27.9 ± 3.9

0.8

0.3

29.6 ± 3.4

0.1

0.4

29.9 ± 2.5

Positive emotions

13.9 ± 2.8

0.5

0.2

13.4 ± 3.5

0.7

0.5

14.8 ± 2.0

Negative emotions

10.1 ± 2.3

0.6

0.01

10.8 ± 3.3

0.3

0.6

11.5 ± 2.4

  1. * p < 0.005 whole group versus normative data.
  2. High scores represent a better HRQoL