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Table 4 Mean of difference of scores between caregivers and paediatric patients

From: Variation of health-related quality of life assessed by caregivers and patients affected by severe childhood infections

  

Mean of difference

Health conditions

N

HUI2

HUI3

EQ-5D

EQ-VAS

Meningitis

 

7

-0.07

-0.07

-0.27

0.05

 

(95%CI)

 

(-0.17 to 0.03)

(-0.21 to 0.07)

(-0.58 to 0.05)

(-0.09 to 0.20)

Bacteremia

 

9

0.05

0.13

0.08

0.01

 

(95%CI)

 

(-0.15 to 0.24)

(-0.18 to 0.44)

(-0.13 to 0.29)

(-0.19 to 0.21)

Pneumonia

 

8

-0.08

-0.02

-0.05

-0.05

 

(95%CI)

 

(-0.22 to 0.07)

(-0.13 to 0.10)

(-0.15 to 0.05)

(-0.28 to 0.17)

AOM

 

7

0.05

0.07

-0.08

-0.06

 

(95%CI)

 

(-0.09 to 0.19)

(-0.09 to 0.24)

(-0.20 to 0.04)

(-0.23 to 0.11)

Hearing loss

 

15

0.14

0.24

0.08

0.01

 

(95%CI)

 

(-0.01 to 0.28)

(0.03 to 0.46)a

(-0.03 to 0.19)

(-0.12 to 0.14)

Chronic lung

 

12

0.00

0.03

-0.11

-0.03

 

(95%CI)

 

(-0.11 to 0.12)

(-0.09 to 0.14)

(-0.22 to -0.00)a

(-0.16 to 0.09)

Epilepsy

 

16

-0.01

0.00

-0.00

-0.02

 

(95%CI)

 

(-0.08 to 0.07)

(-0.11 to 0.12)

(-0.06 to 0.06)

(-0.10 to 0.06)

Overall

 

74

0.03

0.05

-0.03

-0.02

 

(95%CI)

 

(-0.02 to 0.07)

(-0.00 to 0.11)

(-0.07 to 0.02)

(-0.06 to 0.02)

  1. aStatistically significant (P < 0.05) different utility score for caregivers compared with patients.