Table 4 Associations between socio-demographic characteristics and health-related quality of life among patients with transfusion dependent β-thalassaemia
Total quality of life score (Mean ± SD) | Physical functioning score (Mean ± SD) | Psychosocial health summary score (Mean ± SD) | Emotional functioning score (Mean ± SD) | Social functioning score (Mean ± SD) | School functioning score (Mean ± SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Education level of the mother | ||||||
Below O/L (n = 184) | 72.8 (±12.9) | 74.8 (±15.8) | 71.9 (±12.9) | 70.7 (±17.0) | 80.4 (±15.6) | 64.9 (±17.9) |
A/L or higher (n = 87) | 73.0 (±11.4) | 74.1 (±14.9) | 72.4 (±12.0) | 70.2 (±15.1) | 81.6 (±14.3) | 65.4 (±16.0) |
p-value | 0.88 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.55 | 0.84 |
Education level of the father | ||||||
Below O/L (n = 199) | 71.5 (±13.2) | 73.1 (±16.1) | 70.6 (±13.3) | 69.4 (±17.3) | 79.5 (±16.0) | 63.4(±18.3) |
A/L or higher (n = 72) | 76.8 (±9.3) | 78.6 (±12.7) | 75.9 (±9.4) | 73.6 (±13.0) | 84.3 (±11.9) | 69.8 (±13.4) |
p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.01 | < 0.001 | < 0.05 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |
B | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
p-value (adjusted) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.01 |
Mother’s occupation | ||||||
Housewife/ Unemployed (n = 228) | 72.9 (±12.5) | 74.7 (±15.1) | 72.0 (±12.8) | 70.4 (±16.7) | 81.0 (±15.6) | 65.0 (±17.5) |
Employed (n = 43) | 72.6 (±12.5) | 73.8 (±17.6) | 72.4 (±11.6) | 71.1 (±14.7) | 79.8 (±12.9) | 65.6 (±16.6) |
p-value | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.64 | 0.81 |
Father’s occupation | ||||||
Unemployed/ Unskilled (n = 187) | 71.7 (±12.3) | 73.6 (±15.6) | 70.8 (±12.5) | 70.0 (±16.6) | 79.3 (±15.8) | 63.2 (±16.8) |
Skilled/ Professional (n = 84) | 75.4 (±12.4) | 76.6 (±15.1) | 74.8 (±12.4) | 71.6 (±15.9) | 83.9 (±13.2) | 69.2 (±17.7) |
p-value | < 0.05 | 0.14 | < 0.05 | 0.47 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 |
B | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.7 | ||
p-value (adjusted) | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | ||
Monthly family income (LKR) | ||||||
< 50,000 (n = 253) | 72.6 (±12.4) | 74.2 (±15.4) | 71.7 (±12.6) | 70.4 (±16.6) | 80.4 (±15.2) | 64.5 (±17.3) |
> 50,000 (n = 17) | 77.6 (±12.6) | 79.9 (±16.1) | 76.1 (±12.3) | 71.7 (±13.4) | 85.0 (±14.6) | 72.6 (±15.8) |
p-value | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.75 | 0.23 | 0.06 |
Average duration of hospital stay | ||||||
1 day (n = 41) | 75.9 (±12.2) | 77.2 (±15.1) | 75.1 (±12.5) | 71.3 (±18.7) | 83.2 (±15.9) | 71.0 (±12.3) |
> 1 day (n = 230) | 72.3 (±12.4) | 74.1 (±15.5) | 71.5 (±12.6) | 70.4 (±15.9) | 80.3 (15.0) | 64.0 (±17.9) |
p-value | < 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.09 | 0.73 | 0.27 | < 0.01 |
B | (−)4.2 | (−)8.5 | ||||
p-value (Adjusted) | 0.05 | < 0.01 | ||||
Distance from home to hospital | ||||||
< 100 km (n = 206) | 74.1 (±12.3) | 75.7 (±15.3) | 73.3 (±12.4) | 71.4 (±16.1) | 81.6 (±15.2) | 67.2 (±15.7) |
> 100 km (n = 38) | 70.8 (±12.7) | 74.14.7) | 69.1 (±13.1) | 71.0 (±16.4) | 80.1 (±14.5) | 55.4 (±22.1) |
p-value | 0.13 | 0.78 | 0.06 | 0.88 | 0.59 | < 0.01 |
B | (−)11.0 | |||||
p-value (adjusted) | < 0.001 | |||||