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Table 2 Comparison of PedsQL scores at baseline and at 6 months follow-up

From: Cost-effectiveness of a mental health drop-in centre for young people with long-term physical conditions

  

Pre

Post

  

PedsQL Measures

n

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean difference (CI)

P value

  Physical Health

93

58.60 (3.24)

62.18 (3.06)

 − 3.58 (− 7.51 to 0.34)

0.075

  Psychosocial Health

93

51.98 (2.10)

59.81 (2.03)

 − 7.83 (− 11.25 to − 4.42)

 < 0.001***

  Emotional Functioning

93

49.61 (2.46)

56.16 (2.53)

 − 6.54 (− 12.21 to − 0.87)

0.024*

  Social Functioning

93

54.88 (3.04)

64.84 (2.73)

 − 9.96 (− 15.58 to − 4.33)

0.001**

  School Functioning

93

51.45 (2.51)

58.44 (2.37)

 − 6.99 (− 11.41 to − 2.58)

0.002**

PedsQL total score

93

54.38 (2.31)

61.88 (2.39)

 − 7.50 (− 10.45 to − 4.55)

 < 0.001***

PedsQL total to QALY

93

0.6577

0.7286

0.0709

 
  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. n = total cases analyzed for the main trial
  3. CI Confidence Intervals
  4. PedsQL Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory
  5. QALY Quality Adjusted Life Years
  6. Multiple imputation techniques with fully conditional specifications were used to account for missing data