Table 7 Buddy-attendee comparison: n (%) or mean (±SD)
|  | Buddies (n = 18) | p; Cohen’s d** | Attendees (n = 14) | p; Cohen’s d** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T0* | T1* | T0* | T1* | |||
Background | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age | 20.7 (±2.0) |  |  | 17.1 (±1.1) |  |  |
Gender (male) | 10 (55.6) | Â | Â | 7 (50.0) | Â | Â |
Educational level (high) | 7 (50.0)5 | Â | Â | 4 (28.6) | Â | Â |
Age at diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0Â years | 9 (50.0) | Â | Â | 6 (42.9) | Â | Â |
1–5 years | 5 (27.8) |  |  | 3 (21.4) |  |  |
6–12 years | 1 (5.6) |  |  | 4 (28.6) |  |  |
13–16 years | 3 (16.7) |  |  | 1 (7.1) |  |  |
Treatment type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Pre-dialysis | 1 (5.6) | Â | Â | 1 (7.1) | Â | Â |
Haemodialysis | 5 (27.8) | Â | Â | 1 (7.1) | Â | Â |
Kidney transplant | 11 (61.1) | Â | Â | 7 (50.0) | Â | |
Other | 1 (5.6) | Â | Â | 5 (35.7) | Â | Â |
7.0 (±2.0)1 |  |  | 7.8 (±2.0)2 |  |  | |
Self-management | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
31.2 (±4.1)2 | 32.1 (±4.2)2 | ns | 30.2 (±5.1)2 | 32.1 (±5.6)3 | <.05; .37 | |
Disease-related self-efficacy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
14.4 (±1.8)3 | 13.8 (±1.8) | ns | 13.1 (±2.8)2 | 13.6 (±2.4)2 | ns | |
26.2 (±2.9)4 | 25.8 (±3.1)1 | ns | 23.6 (±3.3)4 | 24.2 (±2.8)4 | ns | |
HRQoL [0–100]^ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General HRQoL | 73.3 (±13.2)1 | 74.0 (±11.6)2 | ns | 72.0 (±18.9)2 | 69.8 (±16.9) | ns |
Independence domain | 77.9 (±7.4) | 86.1 (±10.9) | <.05; 1.1 | 78.5 (±18.9)2 | 81.0 (±19.0) | ns |
Emotion domain | 66.7 (±20.7)1 | 73.1 (±15.1)2 | ns | 73.2 (±24.9)2 | 69.1 (±22.2) | ns |
Social inclusion domain | 72.2 (±12.0)1 | 72.5 (±11.8) | ns | 74.9 (±21.5) | 67.9 (±20.0) | <.05;-.33 |
Social exclusion domain | 83.8 (±15.8)1 | 79.4 (±15.7)2 | ns | 74.0 (±18.2)2 | 70.1 (±20.4) | ns |
Physical domain | 59.9 (±13.7) | 58.7 (±11.7) | ns | 61.6 (±25.5) | 62.2 (±21.8)2 | ns |
Medication domain | 75.3 (±17.5) | 75.0 (±20.3)2 | ns | 65.2 (±23.3)2 | 68.8 (±23.6) | ns |
|  | 9.2 (±.73) |  |  | 8.4 (±.68) |  | |