Table 4 Mean change in PedsQL™ health-related quality of life child report scores from baseline to one week post discharge as categorized by child’s perception of pain within the 7–10 days post discharge
Domain | No pain since discharge | Much better | A little better | The same or worse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean change (CI)a | N | Mean change (CI)a | N | Mean change (CI)a | N | Mean change (CI)a | |
PedsQL™ Sickle Cell Disease Module | ||||||||
Total Score | 19 | 20.1 (12.2, 28.0) | 59 | 15.7 (10.6, 20.7) | 41 | 5.8 (1.3, 10.3) | 15 | 7.0 (0.4, 13.6) |
Pain and Hurt | 18 | 28.7 (17.8, 39.6) | 59 | 25.1 (18.2, 32.1) | 40 | 7.5 (1.1, 13.9) | 15 | 3.9 (−7.0, 14.7) |
Pain Impact | 19 | 33.1 (21.3, 44.9) | 58 | 19.8 (11.7, 28.0) | 42 | 9.1 (3.5, 14.7) | 15 | 8.7 (1.7, 15.7) |
Pain Management and Control | 18 | 18.8 (0.8, 36.7) | 58 | 18.8 (10.9, 26.6) | 42 | 9.8 (−0.3, 20.0) | 14 | 6.3 (−8.7, 21.2) |
PedsQL™ Multidimensional Fatigue Scale Total Score | 18 | 10.8 (3.1, 18.5) | 56 | 10.4 (5.2, 15.5) | 41 | 4.8 (−0.8, 10.4) | 14 | 0.1 (−10.0, 10.3) |
PedsQL™ Generic Core Scales Total Score | 18 | 9.5 (0.5, 18.6) | 56 | 10.4 (5.4, 15.3) | 39 | 9.5 (4.9, 14.2) | 14 | 0.3 (−9.3, 9.9) |