Exploring Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Caregivers of Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease and HIV: A Comparative Analysis
Table 2
Categorical variables associated with quality of life in caregivers of SCD and HIV at Laquintinie between February and May 2023.
Variables
Mean PedsQL FIM scale score ± SD
Overall sample (n = 199)
value
Patient characteristics
Hospitalised in the previous month
60.33 (±16.26SD)
(Ref: no hospitalisation)
80.22 ± 19.21SD
<0.001
Caregivers’ characteristics
Female gender
75.95 (±20.62SD)
(REF: male gender)
87.97 ± 11.31SD
0.002
Monthly expenditures on medications <75,000 FCFA
79.2 (±19.18SD)
(REF: medication >75,000 FCFA)
51.81 ± 16.22SD
<0.001
Monthly expenditures on hospital bills <75,000 FCFA
90.26 (±10.66SD)
(REF: hospital bills >75,000 FCFA)
65.0 (±19.5SD)
<0.001
Anxiety and depression metrics
Depression present
52.52 (±16.35SD)
<0.001
(REF: depression absent)
86.77 (±11.69SD)
Anxiety present
51.08 (±15.62SD)
(REF: anxiety absent)
86.56 (±11.72SD)
<0.001
REF = reference category. SD = standard deviation. PedsQL FIM = Paediatric Quality of Life Family Impact Module. NaN = not applicable since single patient. values represent comparative analysis of the REF category and the exposure category in the overall sample.
