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Table 2 Factors modulating children quality of life reported by parents (VSP-Ap): N=45

From: Quality of life of transplanted children and their parents: a cross-sectional study

 

VIT

PsWB

RFr

LEI

RPa

PhWB

RT

SCH

BI

RMS

Gender of the child

          

Boys

80.1 ± 13.8

77.6 ± 20.1

56.8 ± 29.4

65.0 ± 57.0

79.0 ± 13.2

70.3 ± 22.0

76.1 ± 24.8

69.8 ± 15.2

76.3 ± 16.5

75.4 ± 31.9

Girls

73.5 ± 16.0

79.0 ± 15.7

59.0 ± 21.6

57.7 ± 22.0

78.1 ± 14.2

74.7 ± 19.7

68.4 ± 33.5

64.8 ± 18.9

76.1 ± 13.2

68.1 ± 32.7

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Age of the child (R)

− 0.243

− 0.146

0.139

− 0.008

− 0.070

− 0.008

− 0.353

− 0.236

− 0.467

0.053

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

0.030

NS

0.002

NS

Grade retention

          

No

78.0 ± 14.6

77.5 ± 19.6

58.5 ± 24.5

63.6 ± 53.2

79.6 ± 12.8

73.1 ± 20.6

78.5 ± 23.0

71.0 ± 15.2

78.2 ± 14.7

65.7 ± 36.2

Yes

75.4 ± 16.9

78.1 ± 17.0

55.8 ± 31.0

54.4 ± 25.5

77.5 ± 15.6

69.6 ± 21.6

66.3 ± 35.1

61.5 ± 18.0

70.2 ± 14.7

83.3 ± 19.5

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Age of parent (Ra)

− 0.194

− 0.165

0.099

0.065

− 0.163

− 0.147

− 0.248

− 0.188

− 0.224

0.076

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Parental marital status

          

Single

76.9 ± 21.7

76.8 ± 29.0

49.2 ± 32.2

49.4 ± 28.6

79.4 ± 21.4

70.8 ± 25.8

70.8 ± 33.3

66.7 ± 16.5

77.1 ± 17.5

67.9 ± 29.0

Couple

77.5 ± 13.0

78.3 ± 16.1

59.9 ± 24.4

65.0 ± 48.2

78.3 ± 11.1

72.1 ± 20.2

73.2 ± 28.6

68.1 ± 17.0

75.3 ± 14.3

73.2 ± 33.0

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Parent’ educational level

          

< 12 years

75.2 ± 17.9

76.0 ± 22.1

53.6 ± 26.4

55.2 ± 24.2

78.0 ± 15.0

70.7 ± 23.9

69.5 ± 33.6

68.2 ± 14.3

71.0 ± 14.5

80.8 ± 23.4

≥ 12 years

80.0 ± 11.2

80.6 ± 14.5

61.4 ± 26.4

69.6 ± 61.9

78.5 ± 12.3

73.8 ± 18.4

74.5 ± 24.5

68.4 ± 19.8

80.2 ± 14.5

61.1 ± 37.6

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

0.047

NS

Parent’ professional status

          

Workers

77.8 ± 13.9

79.4 ± 16.3

67.4 ± 20.1

71.9 ± 53.8

81.8 ± 10.7

70.6 ± 17.3

79.0 ± 24.5

68.5 ± 17.6

78.5 ± 12.7

67.0 ± 37.9

Not workers

76.7 ± 16.5

76.0 ± 21.5

44.6 ± 28.0

48.7 ± 25.7

74.3 ± 16.1

73.4 ± 25.6

64.1 ± 33.4

66.9 ± 15.9

71.7 ± 16.8

79.7 ± 19.7

p value

NS

NS

0.014

0.047

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Siblings number (Ra)

− 0.301

− 0.154

− 0.141

− 0.124

− 0.159

0.005

− 0.265

− 0.162

− 0.339

0.055

 

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

0.035

NS

Transplant

          

Liver

84.9 ± 13.3

84.1 ± 18.1

61.5 ± 27.6

55.7 ± 19.0

80.3 ± 15.2

73.0 ± 21.5

83.3 ± 24.2

70.6 ± 16.5

80.7 ± 14.3

70.4 ± 34.0

Kidney

70.8 ± 11.2

74.9 ± 16.1

52.1 ± 25.1

70.5 ± 72.9

79.2 ± 10.6

72.1 ± 19.7

59.8 ± 34.5

61.6 ± 17.3

69.9 ± 11.9

78.5 ± 27.6

Heart

72.2 ± 17.6

73.1 ± 20.5

60.6 ± 26.0

61.1 ± 22.5

74.8 ± 14.6

70.2 ± 23.8

75.0 ± 20.4

72.2 ± 15.0

77.1 ± 18.5

67.6 ± 35.7

p value

0.003

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Age at transplant (Ra)

− 0.199

− 0.157

0.140

0.158

− 0.147

− 0.024

− 0.219

− 0.191

− 0.519

0.158

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

<0.001

NS

Delay from transplant (Ra)

− 0.112

− 0.036

0.064

− 0.238

0.086

− 0.004

− 0.203

− 0.110

− 0.032

− 0.014

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

0.035

NS

Graft rejection

          

Yes

75.2 ± 15.1

76.4 ± 17.4

53.8 ± 29.3

49.4 ± 19.8

78.1 ± 15.0

72.8 ± 17.5

68.4 ± 25.6

66.4 ± 18.1

76.1 ± 16.7

78.6 ± 28.0

No

78.4 ± 15.1

79.0 ± 19.4

59.5 ± 23.6

70.1 ± 56.2

78.9 ± 12.7

70.8 ± 23.9

76.2 ± 32.0

69.0 ± 16.4

76.1 ± 14.4

66.7 ± 34.8

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

 

Reoperation

          

Yes

78.1 ± 16.5

79.5 ± 19.6

67.0 ± 24.5

61.3 ± 22.1

82.0 ± 13.1

69.1 ± 21.2

79.8 ± 30.8

67.5 ± 16.9

76.9 ± 11.9

60.0 ± 37.8

No

77.4 ± 14.3

76.9 ± 17.9

54.5 ± 25.0

63.7 ± 54.8

77.0 ± 13.6

73.5 ± 21.4

68.8 ± 27.5

67.7 ± 17.3

76.1 ± 16.8

79.3 ± 26.2

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Radiointervention

          

Yes

75.0 ± 15.9

75.2 ± 19.8

60.5 ± 27.3

55.8 ± 23.3

79.2 ± 13.8

69.3 ± 23.1

68.9 ± 31.1

63.0 ± 15.8

73.3 ± 15.8

69.1 ± 32.9

No

83.3 ± 12.2

83.5 ± 14.9

55.3 ± 22.3

76.7 ± 69.1

79.2 ± 13.5

77.7 ± 16.8

82.6 ± 19.9

76.8 ± 15.4

82.7 ± 12.5

74.4 ± 32.4

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

0.020

NS

NS

Last residual treatment level

          

Satisfactory

73.9 ± 13.9

79.7 ± 18.2

57.7 ± 25.9

66.2 ± 52.4

77.2 ± 10.6

71.7 ± 23.1

67.7 ± 30.2

67.6 ± 16.4

76.0 ± 15.1

74.1 ± 32.1

Not satisfactory

87.6 ± 13.1

83.3 ± 13.5

64.3 ± 28.8

57.2 ± 22.5

86.8 ± 12.1

77.1 ± 18.2

88.1 ± 22.5

69.4 ± 17.8

79.6 ± 17.2

65.5 ± 39.2

p value

0.025

NS

NS

NS

0.037

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Medication switch

          

Yes

77.3 ± 14.8

79.5 ± 19.2

57.7 ± 25.6

60.6 ± 54.9

78.0 ± 13.7

74.6 ± 20.9

67.9 ± 30.6

64.4 ± 16.2

76.5 ± 12.9

73.4 ± 32.5

No

77.6 ± 16.3

75.5 ± 18.0

62.2 ± 23.2

66.9 ± 16.4

78.8 ± 14.1

64.3 ± 20.0

84.0 ± 23.7

75.0 ± 16.1

76.1 ± 16.6

69.9 ± 32.2

p value

NS

NS

NS

0.049

NS

NS

0.08

0.043

NS

NS

Regular treatment

          

Yes

76.0 ± 16.6

76.0 ± 21.3

55.6 ± 28.0

54.0 ± 23.1

78.7 ± 14.7

71.1 ± 24.0

74.5 ± 29.8

66.7 ± 18.3

73.8 ± 15.5

72.2 ± 33.0

No

79.4 ± 12.1

81.8 ± 10.8

61.3 ± 23.0

76.9 ± 69.5

76.8 ± 11.0

73.3 ± 16.4

67.3 ± 28.8

69.2 ± 14.8

79.2 ± 13.1

72.2 ± 31.4

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

  1. VIT, vitality; PsWB, psychological well-being; RFr, relations with friends; LEI, leisure activities; RPa, relations with parents; PhWB, physical well-being; RT, relations with teachers; SCH, school performance; BI, body image; RMS, relations with medical staff
  2. NS: non significant; R: correlation coefficient; Bold values: p values < 0.05; higher scores indicate higher QoL
  3. *Number of hospitalizations after transplant