Table 4.

HRQL changes from pretransplant baseline to day 100, 6 months, and 1 year

HRQL scoreDay 1006 Months1 Year
nMean (SEM)PnMean (SEM)PnMean (SEM)*P
Parent proxy          
 Self-Esteem 21 −15.12 (4.89) .0057* 20 −11.46 (6.28) .0839 15 −3.61 (6.66) .5959 
 General Health Perception 21 11.13 (2.51) .0003* 20 7.63 (3.31) .0326 15 8.89 (5.27) .1135 
 Change in Health 21 0.90 (0.38) .0286 20 1.15 (0.36) .0052* 15 1.53 (0.48) .0062* 
Child          
 Self-Esteem 18 −0.59 (4.51) .8976 16 −4.33 (5.87) .4722 13 4.97 (5.33) .3691 
 General Health Perception 18 −1.90 (4.29) .6631 16 −6.69 (4.99) .2001 13 6.99 (6.35) .2927 
 Change in Health 18 0.33 (0.45) .4691 16 0.19 (0.52) .7225 13 1.46 (0.35) .0013* 
HRQL scoreDay 1006 Months1 Year
nMean (SEM)PnMean (SEM)PnMean (SEM)*P
Parent proxy          
 Self-Esteem 21 −15.12 (4.89) .0057* 20 −11.46 (6.28) .0839 15 −3.61 (6.66) .5959 
 General Health Perception 21 11.13 (2.51) .0003* 20 7.63 (3.31) .0326 15 8.89 (5.27) .1135 
 Change in Health 21 0.90 (0.38) .0286 20 1.15 (0.36) .0052* 15 1.53 (0.48) .0062* 
Child          
 Self-Esteem 18 −0.59 (4.51) .8976 16 −4.33 (5.87) .4722 13 4.97 (5.33) .3691 
 General Health Perception 18 −1.90 (4.29) .6631 16 −6.69 (4.99) .2001 13 6.99 (6.35) .2927 
 Change in Health 18 0.33 (0.45) .4691 16 0.19 (0.52) .7225 13 1.46 (0.35) .0013* 

Negative mean change denotes worsening HRQL score; positive mean change denotes improved HRQL score. Other items tested include the following (none of which reached the level of significance at any of the time points tested): physical functioning; social limitations due to emotional difficulties; social limitations due to behavioral difficulties; social limitations due to physical health; bodily pain and discomfort; behavioral; mental health; emotional impact; time impact; family activities; global health; global behavior; change in health; family cohesion; physical summary; and psychosocial summary.

SEM, standard error of the mean.

*

P values <.01 are statistically significant.

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