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Table 3 Pre- and Post-treatment mean PedsQL scores of patients in groups A and B and of healthy controls: child self-report

From: Complete resolution of urinary incontinence with treatment improved the health-related quality of life of children with functional daytime urinary incontinence: a prospective study

 

Healthy controls (N = 999)

Group A (N = 62)

Group B (N = 22)

  

Pre-treatment

Pre-treatment vs. Healthy controls

After CR

After CR vs. Healthy controls

After CR vs. Pre-treatment

Pre-treatment

Pre-treatment vs. Healthy controls

12 months after initiation of treatment

12 months after initiation of treatment vs. Healthy controls

12 months after initiation of treatment t vs. Pre-treatmen

Total score

83.6 ± 12.1

81.9 ± 11.6

P 0.301 ES −0.14 [− 0.39, 0.12]

88.5 ± 10.1

P 0.024

ES 0.41 [0.15, 0.67]

P 0.001

ES 0.61[0.24, 0.97]

83.0 ±

11.1

P 0.527

ES − 0.05 [− 0.47, 0.37]

83.5 ±

8.6

P 0.469

ES − 0.01 [− 0.43, 0.41]

P 0.916

ES 0.06 [− 0.55, 0.67]

Physical Health Domain

85.2 ± 14.8

88.4 ± 10.8

P 0.257 ES 0.22 [− 0.04,0.48]

93.8 ± 8.4

P < 0.001

ES 0.59 [0.33, 0.85]

P 0.002

ES 0.56 [0.2, 0.92]

90.2 ± 8.8

P 0.229

ES 0.34 [− 0.08, 0.76]

90.3 ± 9.2

P 0.205

ES 0.35 [− 0.08, 0.77]

P 0.971

ES 0.01 [−0.6, 0.62]

Psychosocial Health Domain

83.4 ± 13.2

79.7 ± 13.2

P 0.029

ES − 0.28 [− 0.54, − 0.22]

86.7 ± 11.7

P 0.028

ES 0.25 [− 0.01, 0.51]

P 0.002

ES 0.56 [0.2, 0.92]

80.6 ± 12.5

P 0.237

ES − 0.21 [− 0.64, 0.21]

81.3 ± 9.9

P 0.195

ES − 0.16 [− 0.58, 0.26]

P 0.916

ES 0.06 [− 0.55, 0.67]

Emotional Functioning

76.5 ± 18.9

73.2 ± 17.2

P 0.156

ES − 0.18 [− 0.43, 0.08]

81.2 ± 17.9

P 0.024

ES 0.25 [− 0.01, 0.51]

P 0.007

ES 0.46 [0.1, 0.82]

74.3 ± 18.1

P 0.535

ES − 0.12 [− 0.54, 0.31]

74.7 ± 15.3

P 0.463

ES − 0.1 [− 0.52, 0.33]

P 0.953

ES 0.02 [− 0.58, 0.63]

Social Functioning

88.9 ± 15.7

82.7 ± 16.2

P 0.003

ES − 0.39 [− 0.65, − 0.14]

88.8 ± 13.5

P 0.899

ES − 0.01 [− 0.26, 0.25]

P 0.033

ES 0.41 [0.05, 0.77]

83.4 ± 13.4

P 0.027

ES − 0.35 [− 0.77, 0.07]

85.2 ± 14.3

P 0.182

ES − 0.24 [− 0.66, 0.19]

P 0.607

ES 0.06 [− 0.55, 0.67]

School Functioning

84.9 ± 13.6

83.3 ± 14.3

P 0.375

ES − 0.12 [− 0.37, 0.14]

90.1 ± 11.2

P 0.001

ES 0.39 [0.13, 0.64]

P 0.002

ES 0.53 [0.17, 0.89]

84.1 ± 15.3

P 0.809

ES − 0.06 [− 0.48, 0.36]

84.1 ± 10.2

P 0.722

− 0.06 [− 0.48, 0.36]

P 0.596

ES 0 [− 0.61, 0.61]

  1. Scores are presented with SDs, and ESs with their 95% confidence intervals [in intervals]. ES calculations and paired t tests were conducted for for completers at after treatment, by comparing scores with those at baseline
  2. Appendices: ES, effect size; P, p value; CR, complete response