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Table 6 Kruskal-Wallis Test values: comparison between PedsQL™ Cancer Module scores for individuals on treatment and off treatment (≤ 12 months or > 12 months)

From: Measurement properties of the Brazilian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™) cancer module scale

 

Child/Adolescent report

Guardians report

PedsQL Subscales

n

Mean Rank

Difference

Kruskal Wallis test

P value

n

Mean Rank

Difference

Kruskal Wallis test

P value

Pain and hurt

          

On Tx(a)

83

63.22

 

0.128

0.938

141

91.72

 

3.541

0.170

Off Tx ≤ 12(b)

20

60.65

   

22

104.98

   

Off Tx > 12(c)

21

61.43

   

27

107.52

   

Nausea

  

a,c***; a,b**

15.331

0.000

  

a,c***

17.415

0.000

On Tx(a)

83

53.88

   

141

86.67

   

Off Tx ≤ 12(b)

20

75.45

   

22

106.91

   

Off Tx > 12(c)

21

84.24

   

27

132.31

   

Procedural anxiety

   

4.994

0.082

  

a,b*

5.871

0.053

On Tx(a)

83

57.75

   

141

90.46

   

Off Tx ≤ 12(b)

20

74.93

   

22

119.45

   

Off Tx > 12(c)

21

69.45

   

27

102.30

   

Treatment anxiety

  

a,c**

11.369

0.003

   

4.378

0.112

On Tx(a)

83

55.99

   

141

94.12

   

Off Tx ≤ 12(b)

20

71.00

   

22

116.16

   

Off Tx > 12(c)

21

80.14

   

27

85.85

   

Worry

   

2.963

0.227

   

3.289

0.193

On Tx(a)

83

59.29

   

141

97.12

   

Off Tx ≤ 12(b)

20

63.48

   

22

77.82

   

Off Tx > 12(c)

21

74.26

   

27

101.43

   

Cognitive problems

   

1.196

0.550

   

1.459

0.482

On Tx(a)

83

60.28

   

141

93.99

   

Off Tx ≤ 12(b)

20

64.35

   

22

108.32

   

Off Tx > 12(c)

21

69.52

   

27

92.94

   

Perceived physical appearance

   

0.442

0.802

   

0.949

0.622

On Tx(a)

83

61.36

   

141

93.55

   

Off Tx ≤ 12(b)

20

67.08

   

22

104.43

   

Off Tx > 12(c)

21

62.67

   

27

98.43

   

Communication

   

0.178

0.915

   

0.462

0.794

On Tx(a)

83

62.2

   

141

94.06

   

Off Tx ≤ 12(b)

20

65.3

   

22

101.36

   

Off Tx > 12(c)

21

61.0

   

27

98.24

   
  1. On Tx: in-treatment sample; Off Tx ≤ 12: off-treatment ≤ 12 months sample; Off Tx > 12: off-treatment > 12 months long-term survivor sample
  2. *p < 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001 based on Mann-Whitney Test