Caregivers’ quality of life | SMA Type I Mean ± SD (n = 26) | SMA Type II Mean ± SD (n = 56) | SMA Type III Mean ± SD (n = 19) | Effect size (d) | ||
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I versus II | I versus III | II versus III | ||||
Total score | 34.97 ± 21.97 | 40.56 ± 17.76 | 53.80 ± 21.87b,c | 0.25 | 0.86 | 1.45 |
Physical functioning | 29.01 ± 25.18 | 45.16 ± 21.52 | 59.43 ± 29.23a,b,c | 0.64 | 1.04 | 0.49 |
Emotional functioning | 31.54 ± 28.42 | 33.93 ± 20.64 | 54.47 ± 23.27b,c | 0.08 | 0.81 | 0.88 |
Social functioning | 29.33 ± 26.15 | 37.28 ± 25.11 | 55.59 ± 29.16b,c | 0.30 | 0.90 | 0.63 |
Cognitive functioning | 40.00 ± 24.78 | 45.18 ± 24.77 | 61.58 ± 25.71b,c | 0.21 | 0.84 | 0.64 |
Communication | 41.99 ± 31.49 | 43.75 ± 25.69 | 55.26 ± 31.21 | 0.06 | 0.42 | 0.37 |
Worry | 30.00 ± 26.87 | 26.16 ± 17.94 | 37.63 ± 27.35 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.42 |
Daily activities | 28.20 ± 25.94 | 36.61 ± 24.40 | 40.79 ± 24.52 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 0.17 |
Family relationships | 49.81 ± 28.02 | 54.46 ± 21.78 | 60.26 ± 23.24 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.25 |