Table 4

Symptoms of SSPedi-BR and comparison among the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory scores (n=116)

SSPedi-BR symptomsP value*Domains
EmotionalSchoolPhysicalSocial
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)
Feeling disappointed or sad
 No0.00173.7 (20.0)72.3 (18.6)64.0 (29.7)82.2 (18.6)
 Yes55.0 (18.5)65.3 (15.0)61.2 (22.9)72.7 (24.1)
 Effect size0.980.410.220.4
 P value**<0.0010.0830.6570.038
Feeling scared or worried
(reflective)
 No<0.00174.7 (19.5)71.3 (17.3)63.3 (27.8)77.7 (22.7)
 Yes55.7 (19.2)67.8 (18.4)62.6 (27.3)81.2 (15.2)
 Effect size0.960.180.150.03
 P value**<0.0010.3850.9030.441
Feeling cranky or angry
(do not feel like smiling)
 No<0.00174.3 (18.1)72.2 (14.9)65.7 (27.9)81.2 (18.6)
 Yes53.2 (20.7)65.3 (22.1)57.5 (26.3)74.6 (22.8)
 Effect size1.120.350.380.41
 P value**<0.0010.0920.1990.159
Problems with thinking or remembering things
 No0.05370.2 (20.8)72.4 (16.5)62.6 (28.5)79.1 (20.2)
 Yes61.6 (19.8)64.2 (16.3)66.9 (23.2)72.4 (16.5)
 Effect size0.650.490.080.22
 P value**
Changes in how your body
(visually) or face look
 No0.11572.2 (20.6)72.7 (15.3)63.4 (28.3)79.4 (21.8)
 Yes62.1 (21.2)66.9 (19.8)62.6 (26.9)78.6 (18.5)
 Effect size0.540.320.210.22
 P value**
Feeling tired
 No<0.00179.6 (19.4)78.9 (13.2)79.6 (25.0)88.0 (11.0)
 Yes61.3 (19.9)65.6 (18.1)55.0 (24.9)74.7 (22.1)
 Effect size0.850.830.780.49
 P value**<0.0010.001<0.0010.004
Mouth sores
 No0.01968.6 (21.6)73.0 (17.4)65.0 (26.9)80.2 (21.3)
 Yes62.1 (20.2)56.6 (12.3)54.4 (29.1)73.7 (13.6)
 Effect size0.391.090.520.39
 P value**0.2790.0010.1680.245
Headache
 No0.07271.0 (21.2)72.3 (16.4)65.2 (27.6)80.7 (19.9)
 Yes57.8 (19.4)62.8 (19.4)57.2 (27.6)74.1 (20.7)
0.580.520.390.28
 P value**
Hurt or pain (other than headache)
 No0.00273.7 (19.8)71.9 (18.3)69.3 (26.0)81.3 (18.4)
 Yes57.7 (20.3)67.0 (16.5)53.5 (27.3)75.5 (22.4)
 Effect size0.730.270.640.23
 P value**0.0010.2160.0080.198
Tingly (small shocks) or numb hands or feet (no feeling in the hands or feet)
 No0.11470.9 (21.0)71.0 (19.9)66.7 (28.9)80.7 (17.7)
 Yes58.6 (19.9)68.0 (11.8)56.1 (22.1)76.1 (24.8)
0.710.170.560.26
 P value**
Throwing up or feeling like you may throw up
 No0.03373.8 (21.7)74.7 (16.5)68.8 (22.3)81.8 (20.6)
 Yes61.8 (19.6)65.8 (17.9)58.0 (30.6)76.6 (19.6)
 Effect size0.620.510.450.23
 P value**0.0090.020.0680.232
Feeling more or less hungry
(change in appetite) than you usually do
 No0.42572.0 (23.2)69.5 (17.8)63.4 (31.2)78.8 (20.1)
 Yes64.3 (19.6)70.2 (17.8)62.8 (24.9)79.2 (20.4)
 Effect size0.50.030.130.01
 P value**
Changes in taste (taste of the food)
 No0.44870.5 (22.3)71.8 (13.1)62.9 (28.1)78.1 (19.5)
 Yes64.7 (20.3)68.3 (20.9)63.2 (26.5)79.8 (20.9)
 Effect size0.230.190.010.01
 P value**
Constipation (hard to poop)
 No0.01869.4. (21.4)73.7 (13.9)66.0 (26.9)80.8 (20.3)
 Yes61.5 (20.4)59.0 (22.9)53.3 (28.0)73.8 (19.2)
 Effect size0.510.770.470.32
 P value**0.1380.0010.0860.162
Diarrhoea (watery, runny poop)
 No0.62866.7 (21.8)70.3 (17.2)63.5 (27.8)78.7 (20.6)
 Yes73.7 (15.7)66.2 (23.1)58.2 (25.7)82.5 (19.4)
 Effect size0.160.20.270.18
 P value**
Severity degreeP value*
 Low<0.001
 High
 Effect size3.027.731.492.99
 P value**<0.0010.0370.0350.296
  • Self-reported version. *MANOVA (Pillai’s trace), **post-hoc test (Bonferroni).

  • SSPedi-BR, Rastreamento de Sintomas em Pediatria Brasileiro.