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 2
Comparison between post-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 | 40.81 | 5.46 | 32.00 | 8.52 | 8.81 | | | Pain impact | 32.30 | 5.08 | 28.20 | 7.84 | 4.1 | | | Pain management and control | 43.33 | 6.13 | 32.47 | 6.05 | 10.86 | | | Worry I | 41.93 | 5.64 | 34.70 | 6.20 | 7.23 | | | Worry II | 44.83 | 7.77 | 39.27 | 6.26 | 5.56 | | | Emotions | 46.50 | 7.25 | 36.33 | 8.24 | 10.17 | | | Treatment | 44.70 | 10.01 | 34.56 | 7.00 | 10.14 | | | Communication I | 50.22 | 10.19 | 44.13 | 14.67 | 6.09 | | | Communication II | 36.93 | 11.47 | 27.55 | 9.36 | 9.38 | | |
| 8–12 years parent report | Pain and hurt | 38.19 | 6.61 | 29.00 | 6.20 | 9.19 | | | Pain impact | 33.37 | 7.01 | 27.77 | 9.57 | 5.60 | | | Pain management and control | 42.97 | 9.14 | 29.83 | 7.76 | 13.14 | | | Worry I | 45.00 | 9.45 | 34.20 | 6.88 | 10.8 | | | Worry II | 44.00 | 7.80 | 37.33 | 11.05 | 6.67 | | | Emotions | 41.67 | 7.72 | 38.67 | 12.42 | 3.00 | | | Treatment | 37.37 | 7.33 | 32.08 | 9.38 | 5.29 | | | Communication I | 38.89 | 6.34 | 37.51 | 9.88 | 1.38 | | | Communication II | 32.53 | 6.73 | 28.11 | 11.11 | 4.42 | | |
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