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Table 5 Comparison means score of HRQOL (generic scale and cancer scale) between intensive and non intensive treatment: self-reports and proxy report (bold)

From: Health-related quality of life assessment in Indonesian childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Descriptive scale

Intensive* Mean(SD)

Non intensive* Mean(SD)

Mean Difference (95% CI)

p

Generic Scale

    

Total score

63(17)

79(14)

16 (7–25)

0.01

 

61 (14)

83 (17)

22 (16–28)

0.001

Physical Health

57(26)

77(22)

20 (–-34)

0.001

 

50 (23)

83 (17)

33 (24–41)

0.001

Psychosocial Health

65 (17)

80 (13)

15 (6–23)

0.01

 

66 (14)

83 (12)

17 (12–23)

0.01

Emotional Functioning

64 (25)

76 (18)

12 (-1–23)

0.06

 

61 (21)

80 (16)

21 (12–28)

0.001

Social Functioning

78 (18)

88 (13)

10 (2–19)

0.01

 

79 (17)

92 (13)

13 (7–39)

0.01

School Functioning**

50 (25)

75(17)

25 (13–19)

0.001

 

47 (26)

75 (16)

28 (17–39)

0.001

Cancer Scale

    

Total score

69 (13)

84 (16)

15 (7–24)

0.01

 

63 (15)

85 (12)

22 (17–28)

0.001

Pain and hurt

72 (26)

88 (26)

16 (2–31)

0.01

 

59 (31)

87 (17)

38 (18–39)

0.001

Nausea

81 (20)

84 (22)

3 (-8–14)

0.63

 

76 (20)

83 (17)

7 (-1–14)

0.07

Procedural anxiety

54 (29)

85 (27)

31 (12–47)

0.001

 

43 (34)

82 (27)

39 (26–53)

0.001

Treatment anxiety

84 (23)

92 (21)

8 (-4–20)

0.19

 

64 (36)

89 (16)

25 (13–38)

0.001

Worry

74 (26)

76 (29)

2 (-13–18)

0.75

 

68 (23)

81 (23)

13 (2–23)

0.01

Cognitive problem

71 (23)

82 (21)

11 (-1–23)

0.07

 

73 (24)

82 (22)

9 (1–20)

0.04

Perceived physical app.

71 (28)

81 (25)

9 (-5–24)

0.21

 

75 (23)

93 (16)

18 (9–26)

0.001

Communication

48 (26)

87 (26)

39 (22–57)

0.001

 

43 (34)

82 (21)

39 (26–52)

0.001

  1. Higher score indicate higher quality of life or fewer problems; *self-reports (n = 27 in the intensive phase and n = 28 in the non-intensive phase); proxy-reports (n = 56 in the intensive phase and n = 42 in the non-intensive phase), ** self-reports (n = 22 in intensive treatment and n = 24 in non intensive treatment); proxy-reports (n = 31 in intensive treatment and n = 33 in non intensive treatment)