Research Article
Effectiveness of Nurse Led Intervention on Health Related Quality of Life among Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Oman: A Pilot Study
Table 1
Comparison between pre-test HRQOL Score of participants in the intervention and control group.
| Age group | Dimensions of HRQOL | Group | Mean difference | Mann–Whitney U-test | Study | Control | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| 8–12 years child report | Pain and hurt | 30.67 | 4.10 | 29.63 | 5.74 | 1.04 | | | Pain impact | 26.50 | 4.98 | 25.37 | 4.46 | 1.13 | | | Pain management and control | 29.27 | 5.14 | 27.87 | 8.25 | 1.40 | | | Worry I | 33.13 | 6.59 | 31.20 | 5.48 | 1.93 | | | Worry II | 38.47 | 7.85 | 37.03 | 6.62 | 1.44 | | | Emotions | 38.73 | 7.97 | 35.93 | 6.59 | 2.80 | | | Treatment | 33.81 | 4.57 | 31.67 | 9.04 | 2.14 | | | Communication I | 42.56 | 4.10 | 40.64 | 4.46 | 1.92 | | | Communication II | 25.27 | 3.05 | 23.73 | 2.75 | 1.54 | | |
| 8–12 years parent report | Pain and hurt | 29.15 | 4.49 | 27.59 | 7.08 | 1.56 | | | Pain impact | 27.00 | 3.68 | 26.53 | 9.62 | 0.47 | | | Pain management and control | 28.33 | 14.54 | 26.67 | 13.25 | 1.66 | | | Worry I | 34.00 | 7.61 | 33.33 | 8.34 | 0.67 | | | Worry II | 39.50 | 12.23 | 36.67 | 17.97 | 2.83 | | | Emotions | 36.67 | 8.80 | 35.00 | 11.76 | 1.67 | | | Treatment | 33.65 | 9.89 | 30.47 | 6.92 | 3.18 | | | Communication I | 36.29 | 7.83 | 35.20 | 9.54 | 1.09 | | | Communication II | 28.89 | 6.95 | 25.00 | 9.45 | 3.89 | | |
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