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Table 5 Comparison ofthe change in PedsQL™ total, summary, and subscale scores from the emergency department visit to follow-up, within child outcome status groups

From: Health-related quality of life for pediatric emergency department febrile illnesses: an Evaluation of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 generic core scales

 

Fever

Any Functional Impairment

Return to Healthcare

 

7 days

< 7 days

P -value

7 days

< 7 days

P -value

Yes

No

P -value

Proportion with Outcome

12.0%

88.0%

--

22.3%

77.7%

--

18.5%

81.5%

--

Change in PedsQL™ Scores ED to FU (mean ± SD)

         

Total Score

-5.1 ± 16.5

12.8 ± 20.5

.006

0.5 ± 24.0

12.6 ± 19.1

.016

-6.2 ± 24.4

13.4 ± 18.7

< .001

   Physical Summary

-6.5 ± 27.8

12.1 ± 18.6

.045

-3.2 ± 35.9

13.4 ± 26.0

.019

-8.8 ± 40.3

12.5 ± 24.8

.050

   Psychosocial Summary

-3.2 ± 13.9

12.4 ± 18.7

.009

2.9 ± 20.7

11.3 ± 18.7

.077

-4.4 ± 19.0

13.2 ± 17.5

< .001

Emotional

-0.45 ± 18.6

13.6 ± 27.8

.043

-3.0 ± 22.5

15.5 ± 26.9

.004

-9.7 ± 21.1

15.9 ± 26.3

< .001

Social

-3.3 ± 21.5

12.2 ± 20.1

.020

8.1 ± 29.3

9.5 ± 19.0

.787

5.3 ± 30.7

11.5 ± 17.7

.263

School

-19.3 ± 29.9

10.4 ± 29.7

.038

-3.6 ± 39.1

6.2 ± 32.1

.372

-17.5 ± 38.8

10.7 ± 25.9

.005

  1. Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; FU, follow-up; SD, standard deviation