Table 1 Overview of studies evaluating HRQoL with PEDsQL in pediatric patients with thalassemia. NR = not reported
From: Health related quality of life in Middle Eastern children with beta-thalassemia
Study | Sample and nationality | Physical functioning mean (SD) | Emotional functioning mean (SD) | Social functioning mean (SD) | School functioning mean (SD) | Psychosocial summary score mean (SD) | Total summary score mean (SD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | Parents | Patients | Parents | Patients | Parents | Patients | Parents | Patients | Parents | Patients | Parents | ||
Ismail et al. 2006 [13] | 78 Malaysia | 69.1 (16.4) | NR | 68.1 (17.2) | NR | 74.3 (18.7) | NR | 60.1 (16.4) | NR | 67.58 (12.8) | NR | 68.9 (12.1) | NR |
Cheuk et al. 2008 [14] | 25 Hong Kong | 66.7 (16.0) | NR | 60.8 (17.1) | NR | 82.5 (17.7) | NR | 75.4 (19.5) | NR | 72.9 (13.6) | NR | NR | NR |
Clarke et al. 2009 [15] | 22 UK | NR | 66.5 (21.8) | NR | 73.6 (22.7) | NR | 77.6 (19.9) | NR | 60.9 (27.5) | NR | 68.3 (19.7) | NR | 69.1 (18.1) |
Thavorncharoensap et al. 2010 [16] | 315 Thailand | 78.2 (14.8) | NR | 75.9 (16.6) | NR | 83.7 (14.7) | NR | 67.9 (15.9) | NR | 75.5 (12.8) | NR | 76.7 (11.4) | NR |
Surapolchai et al. 2010 [17] | 54 Thailand | 79.6 (2.3) | 72.2 (2.6) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 77.4 (2.3) | 74.6 (2.2) | 78.5 (2.1) | 73.4 (2.2) |
Garaibeh et al. 2011 [18] | 128 Jordan | 54.2 (15.1) | NR | 62.4 (23.3) | NR | 73.3 (20.9) | NR | 46.7 (21.1) | NR | NR | NR | 59.2 (16.3) | NR |
This report 2012 | 60 Middle East | 68,4 (27,2) | 67,1 (28,0) | 76,9 (24,6) | 71,7 (25,3) | 76,4 (20,6) | 73,9 (23,2) | 69,4 (21,4) | 67,9 (21,4) | 73,6 (20,0) | 69,6 (20,2) | 71,9 (20,6) | 69,3 (19,9) |