Differences in parents of pediatric liver transplantation and chronic liver disease patients

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World J Clin Cases. Jun 6, 2020; 8(11): 2162-2172
Published online Jun 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i11.2162

Table 1 Comparison of liver transplantation and chronic liver disease groups in terms of demografic and social parameters, n (%)

Parameters	LT group	CLD group	Total	P value
Gender				0.248¹
Male	57 (62.6)	51 (54.3)	108 (58.4)
Female	34 (37.4)	43 (45.7)	77 (41.6)
Children				0.083¹
One	7 (7.8)	13 (13.8)	20 (10.9)
Two	23 (25.6)	23 (24.5)	46 (25.0)
Three	18 (20.0)	29 (30.9)	47 (25.5)
Four or More	42 (46.7)	29 (30.9)	71 (38.6)
Career				< 0.001²
Employed	20 (22.0)	50 (53.2)	70 (37.8)
Unemployed	69 (75.8)	42 (44.7)	111 (60.0)
Retired	2 (2.2)	2 (2.1)	4 (2.2)
Monthly income				0.016¹
Low (< 1000)	23 (25.3)	25 (26.6)	48 (25.9)
Middle (1000-3000)	64 (70.3)	53 (56.4)	117 (63.2)
High (> 3000)	4 (4.4)	16 (17.0)	20 (10.8)
Residence place				0.670¹
Village	21 (23.1)	21 (22.3)	42 (22.7)
Town	26 (28.6)	22 (23.4)	48 (25.9)
City center	44 (48.4)	51 (54.3)	95 (51.4)
Educational level				0.041¹
Elementary school	58 (63.7)	45 (47.9)	103 (55.7)
Middle school	10 (11.0)	20 (21.3)	30 (16.2)
High school	17 (18.7)	15 (16.0)	32 (17.3)
University	6 (6.6)	14 (14.9)	20 (10.8)
House where parents live				0.555¹
Rental	59 (64.8)	57 (60.6)	116 (62.7)
Owner	32 (35.2)	37 (39.4)	69 (37.3)
Social assurance				0.920¹
Yes	75 (82.4)	78 (83.0)	153 (82.7)
No	16 (17.6)	16 (17.0)	32 (17.3)

¹Pearson χ².

²Fisher’s Exact. LT group: Pediatric liver transplant patients; CLD group: Pediatric chronic liver disease patients.

Table 2 Comparison of liver transplant and chronic liver disease groups in terms of pediatric health-related quality of life and impact on family scale results

Parameters	Groups	Median	IQR	Min	Max	P value
IFS financial impact	LT group	10	3	4	12	< 0.001
IFS financial impact	CLD group	8	2.5	3	12	< 0.001
IFS familial-social impact	LT group	25	6	15	36	< 0.001
IFS familial-social impact	CLD group	21	7.5	12	33	< 0.001
IFS personal strain	LT group	30	6	18	40	< 0.001
IFS personal strain	CLD group	26	7	13	38	< 0.001
IFS mastery	LT group	7	2	4	10	0.203
IFS mastery	CLD group	8	3	4	16	0.203
IFS total impact	LT group	56	10	34	76	< 0.001
IFS total impact	CLD group	49	15	28	73	< 0.001
PEDsQL information	LT group	475	100	100	500	< 0.001
PEDsQL information	CLD group	325	125	100	500	< 0.001
PEDsQL family inclusion	LT group	375	75	100	400	< 0.001
PEDsQL family inclusion	CLD group	275	125	75	400	< 0.001
PEDsQL communication	LT group	475	118	125	500	< 0.001
PEDsQL communication	CLD group	375	168	75	500	< 0.001
PEDsQL technical skills	LT group	375	100	100	400	< 0.001
PEDsQL technical skills	CLD group	250	100	25	400	< 0.001
PEDsQL emotional needs	LT group	350	150	25	400	< 0.001
PEDsQL emotional needs	CLD group	225	125	25	400	< 0.001
PEDsQL overall satisfaction	LT group	300	50	75	300	< 0.001
PEDsQL overall satisfaction	CLD group	225	143	75	300	< 0.001

LT group: Pediatric liver transplant patients. CLD group: Pediatric chronic liver disease patients; PEDsQL: Pediatric health-related quality of life; IFS: Impact on family scale.

Table 3 Comparison of pediatric health-related quality of life and impact on family scale results in terms of educational level subgroups

Parameters	Educational level	Median	IQR	Min	Max	P value
IFS financial impact	Elementary school	9^a^b	3	4	12	0.003
	Middle school	8	3	5	12
	High school	8^b	4.5	3	12
	University	8^a	3	3	11
IFS familial-social impact	Elementary school	24^c	5	15	36	0.008
	Middle school	24	9	13	34
	High school	22	8	12	31
	University	20^c	7	13	26
IFS personal strain	Elementary school	28^e	6	18	40	< 0.001
	Middle school	28^d	8.5	17	37
	High school	27	7.5	17	39
	University	24^d^e	6.5	13	33
IFS mastery	Elementary school	7	2	4	12	0.404
	Middle school	8	5	4	10
	High school	8	3	4	16
	University	8	2.7	4	11
IFS total impact	Elementary school	55^e	12	34	76	< 0.001
	Middle school	54^f	17	30	70
	High school	50	14	29	73
	University	47^e^f	15	28	58
PEDsQL information	Elementary school	425	175	100	500	0.829
	Middle school	387	193	100	500
	High school	375	200	150	500
	University	425	175	150	500
PEDsQL family inclusion	Elementary school	350	150	75	400	0.735
	Middle school	312	112	75	400
	High school	325	150	100	400
	University	337	75	100	400
PEDsQL communication	Elementary school	412	150	75	500	0.589
	Middle school	375	150	100	500
	High school	387	156	175	500
	University	425	162	125	500
PEDSQL technical skills	Elementary school	325	125	25	400	0.465
	Middle school	325	150	100	400
	High school	300	131	100	400
	University	350	106	100	400
PEDsQL emotional needs	Elementary school	275	150	25	400	0.723
	Middle school	300	150	175	400
	High school	287	168	100	400
	University	300	75	100	400
PEDsQL overall satisfaction	Elementary school	275	100	75	300	0.213
	Middle school	250	143	75	300
	High school	225	125	75	300
	University	300	75	100	300

^aP = 0.016.

^bP = 0.042.

^cP = 0.009.

^dP = 0.015.

^eP < 0.001.

^fP = 0.024. IQR: Interquartile range; PEDsQL: Pediatric health-related quality of life; IFS: Impact on family scale.

Table 4 Comparison of pediatric health-related quality of life and impact on family scale results in terms of monthly income subgroups

Parameters	Monthly Income	Median	IQR	Min	Max	P value
IFS financial impact	Low	10^a	3	5	12	< 0.001
	Middle	9^b	2,7	3	12
	High	7^a^b	2.7	3	10
IFS familial-social impact	Low	26^a^d	7	13	36	< 0.001
	Middle	23^c^d	5	12	33
	High	19^a^c	7.7	13	29
IFS personal strain	Low	29^a	7	20	40	0.001
	Middle	28^d	7	13	39
	High	24^a^d	6	14	33
IFS mastery	Low	7	3.5	4	10	0.828
	Middle	7	2	4	16
	High	8	3.7	4	10
IFS total impact	Low	57^a^f	13.5	35	76	< 0.001
	Middle	53^e^f	11.7	28	73
	High	43^a^e	13.7	31	62
PEDsQL information	Low	400	175	150	500	0.799
	Middle	400	200	100	500
	High	400	181	200	500
PEDsQL family inclusion	Low	300	150	75	400	0.170
	Middle	350	143	75	400
	High	312	68	250	400
PEDsQL communication	Low	375	231	75	500	0.313
	Middle	425	150	100	500
	High	425	125	200	500
PEDsQL technical skills	Low	325	150	100	400	0.730
	Middle	325	150	25	400
	High	325	150	175	400
PEDsQL emotional needs	Low	225	175	25	400	0.075
	Middle	300	125	25	400
	High	275	143	125	400
PEDsQL overall satisfaction	Low	275	150	75	300	0.273
	Middle	250	100	75	300
	High	300	75	125	300

^aP < 0.001.

^bP = 0.007.

^cP = 0.027.

^dP = 0.023.

^eP = 0.011.

^fP = 0.031. IQR: Interquartile range; PEDsQL: Pediatric health-related quality of life; IFS: Impact on family scale.

Table 5 Comparison of pediatric health-related quality of life and impact on family scale results in terms of residences place subgroups

Parameters	Residence	Median	IQR	Min	Max	P value
IFS financial impact	Village	9	2.2	5	12	0.288
	Town	9	4	4	12
	City center	9	3	3	12
IFS familial-social impact	Village	24	4.5	13	33	0.137
	Town	25	6	14	34
	City center	23	7.2	12	36
IFS personal strain	Village	28	5.2	18	37	0.023
	Town	29^a	6.5	17	38
	City center	27^a	8	13	40
IFS mastery	Village	7	2	4	10	0.250
	Town	7	2.75	4	11
	City center	7	3	4	16
IFS total impact	Village	55	11.2	35	67	0.027
	Town	55	14.5	29	73
	City center	50	17	28	76
PEDsQL information	Village	400	187	100	500	0.683
	Town	425	175	125	500
	City center	375	175	100	500
PEDsQL family inclusion	Village	300	156	75	400	0.638
	Town	350	150	75	400
	City center	325	150	75	400
PEDsQL communication	Village	375	200	75	500	0.971
	Town	412	137	100	500
	City center	400	150	125	500
PEDsQL technical skills	Village	300	150	125	400	0.375
	Town	350	137	25	400
	City center	325	150	50	400
PEDsQL emotional needs	Village	300	168	25	400	0.938
	Town	300	150	50	400
	City center	275	150	50	400
PEDsQL overall satisfaction	Village	250	100	100	300	0.888
	Town	262	75	75	300
	City center	250	100	75	300

^aP = 0.05. IQR: Interquartile range; PEDsQL: Pediatric health-related quality of life; IFS: Impact on family scale.

Citation: Akbulut S, Gunes G, Saritas H, Aslan B, Karipkiz Y, Demyati K, Gungor S, Yilmaz S. Differences in parents of pediatric liver transplantation and chronic liver disease patients. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(11): 2162-2172
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v8/i11/2162.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i11.2162