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Table 1 Focus group and pilot test sample of children and adolescents according to age, diagnosis and treatment

From: Assessing the quality of life of health-referred children and adolescents with short stature: development and psychometric testing of the QoLISSY instrument

Age group

Diagnosis

Treatment status

Focus groups

Pilot test

8-12 yrs

ISS

treated

6

8

untreated

15

11

GHD

treated

17

27

untreated

0

4

13-18 yrs

ISS

treated

15

9

untreated

13

18

GHD

treated

17

16

untreated

1

3

Total

84

96

  1. ISS: idiopathic short stature; GHD: growth hormone deficiency.