Table 3 Health-related quality of life profile among the caregivers (N = 485)
Variable | Caregivers of adolescents living with HIV (n = 195) | Caregivers of adolescents perinatally exposed to HIV but uninfected (n = 128) | Caregivers of HIV unexposed/ uninfected adolescents (n = 162) | Whole sample (n = 485) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | ||
Overall HRQoL | 73.0 (15.6) | 77.1 (63.5 –84.4) | 72.9 (15.9) | 78.1 (65.0–85.3) | 78.9 (11.4) | 81.8 (72.6–87.2) | 75.0 (14.7) | 79.2 (67.1–85.8) |  < 0.001 |
Physical functioning | 90.7 (21.2) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 89.7 (22.6) | 100.0 (92.5–100.0) | 97.6 (8.3) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 92.7 (18.7) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 0.02 |
Role limitation due to physical health | 70.8 (36.8) | 100.0 (50.0–100.0) | 76.0 (35.7) | 100.0 (50.0–100.0) | 81.2 (31.5) | 100.0 (50.0–100.0) | 75.6 (35.1) | 100.0 (50.0–100.0) | 0.05 |
Role limitation due to emotional problems | 68.2 (37.7) | 100.0 (33.3–100.0) | 69.0 (39.7) | 100.0 (33.3–100.0) | 82.5 (31.8) | 100.0 (66.7–100.0) | 73.2 (36.9) | 100.0 (33.3–100.0) | 0.003 |
Vitality (Energy/fatigue) | 51.7 (16.6) | 50.0 (40.0–65.0) | 54.4 (17.3) | 50.0 (45.0–65.0) | 53.8 (14.4) | 50.0 (40.0–65.0) | 53.1 (16.1) | 50.0 (40.0–65.0) | 0.2 |
Emotional well-being | 68.5 (17.7) | 72.0 (56.0–84.0) | 63.6 (17.9) | 60.0 (48.0–80.0) | 68.7 (18.4) | 72.0 (48.0–84.0) | 67.3 (18.1) | 68.0 (52.0–84.0) | 0.03 |
Social functioning | 64.9 (20.0) | 62.5 (50.0–75.0) | 65.9 (19.9) | 62.5 (50.0–75.0) | 65.1 (20.2) | 62.5 (50.0–75.0) | 65.3 (20.0) | 62.5 (50.0–75.0) | 0.8 |
Pain | 60.7 (24.5) | 55.0 (45.0–77.5) | 63.1 (24.2) | 61.3 (45.0–77.5) | 67.7 (23.6) | 67.5 (45.0–90.0) | 63.7 (24.3) | 65.0 (45.0–77.5) | 0.04 |
General health | 75.1 (17.7) | 80.0 (65.0–90.0) | 74.0 (17.6) | 77.5 (62.5–90) | 83.0 (12.2) | 90.0 (80.0–90.0) | 77.4 (16.5) | 85.0 (70.0–90.0) |  < 0.001 |