Table 2 Scale descriptors for the PedsQL™ Family Impact Module: comparisons between in-patient and out-patient samples
In-patient sample | Out-patient sample | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subscale | Number of items | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | Difference | Effect Size |
Total Impact Score | 36 | 29 | 67.60 | 13.53 | 66 | 56.43 | 16.27 | 11.17*** | 0.75 |
Parent HRQOL Summary Score | 20 | 29 | 72.20 | 13.86 | 66 | 62.18 | 17.07 | 10.02*** | 0.65 |
Physical Functioning | 6 | 29 | 70.55 | 20.41 | 66 | 58.23 | 23.55 | 12.31** | 0.56 |
Emotional Functioning | 5 | 29 | 68.62 | 15.69 | 66 | 55.08 | 20.35 | 13.54*** | 0.75 |
Social Functioning | 4 | 29 | 76.94 | 22.60 | 66 | 69.29 | 26.28 | 7.65 | 0.31 |
Cognitive Functioning | 5 | 29 | 74.48 | 25.72 | 66 | 68.79 | 22.21 | 5.69 | 0.24 |
Communication | 3 | 29 | 72.99 | 29.18 | 66 | 61.49 | 26.18 | 11.50 | 0.42 |
Worry | 5 | 29 | 48.28 | 26.74 | 66 | 33.18 | 19.68 | 15.09*** | 0.65 |
Family Summary Score | 8 | 29 | 67.46 | 21.77 | 66 | 56.25 | 22.35 | 11.21* | 0.51 |
Daily Activities | 3 | 29 | 48.85 | 35.55 | 66 | 49.50 | 32.15 | -0.64 | -0.02 |
Family Relationships | 5 | 29 | 79.31 | 23.89 | 66 | 59.24 | 26.86 | 20.07*** | 0.79 |