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Table 4 TACQOL-CF 8–12. Mean HRQoL scores for children aged 8–12 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 = 16)

Effect size (d)

P Value

9 months after discharge (n = 13)

Effect size (d)

P Value

Normative data

Physical functioning

22.4 ± 6.0

0.5

0.2

25.2 ± 5.0

0.03

0.5

24.9 ± 5.1

Motor functioning

28.6 ± 3.1

0.3

0.1

29.8 ± 3.3

0.009

0.2

29.8 ± 3.2

Autonomy

30.9 ± 2.4

0.2

0.5

31.3 ± 1.6

0.05

0.5

31.2 ± 1.9

Cognitive functioning

27.9 ± 4.6

0.2

1.0

30.8 ± 1.9

0.6

1.0

28.4 ± 3.9

Social functioning

30.9 ± 1.9

0.4

1.0

29.8 ± 3.4

0.02

0.8

29.7 ± 2.8

Positive emotions

12.1 ± 3.2

0.6

0.5

12.7 ± 3.1

0.4

0.7

13.6 ± 2.5

Negative emotions

9.8 ± 2.9

0.7

0.007

12.8 ± 2.6

0.4

0.1

11.6 ± 2.7

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