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Table 5 Multivariable Model - Predictors of Quality of Life as Measured By the Short Form (SF)-10 Psychosocial Summary Scores

From: Parent proxy assessment of sibling quality of life following pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation

Variable

Psychosocial summary score

β ± s.e.

P-value

Parent Characteristics

 SF-12

  Physical Component Score

0.29 ± 0.15

0.06

  Mental Component Score

0.28 ± 0.12

0.03

  Education

3.23 ± 3.52

0.36

  Income >$40,000

−5.13 ± 2.80

0.07

Family Characteristics

 Total family impact

0.07 ± 0.13

0.58

FACES

 Cohesion

0.89 ± 0.37

0.02

 Flexibility

−0.03 ± 0.37

0.94

 Disengaged

−0.45 ± 0.29

0.12

 Enmeshed

−0.14 ± 0.29

0.63

 Chaotic

−0.36 ± 0.25

0.16

Financial Problems

−2.00 ± 2.36

0.40

Transplant Characteristics

 Non-malignant diagnosis

0.26 ± 2.51

0.92

 Autologous transplant

4.86 ± 4.30

0.26

 Marrow

5.04 ± 3.11

0.11

 Length of stay

0.04 ± 0.05

0.39

  1. β-coefficient from univariate linear regression
  2. S.E. Standard error
  3. The boldface denotes a p-value < or equal to 0.05.