Skip to main content

Table 1 Child and parental QOL measures: means, norms and reliabilities

From: Quality of life in children newly diagnosed with cancer and their mothers

Measure

(n)

mean

Norm

alpha

t

Child's QOL

     

Physical Functioning

74

36.6*

84.9

0.86

-20.2

Emotional Functioning

74

48.2*

74.7

0.75

-10.76

Social Functioning

74

66.4*

86.6

0.80

-7.63

Parent's QOL

     

Physical Function

66

91.77

89.5

0.91

1.19

Social Functioning

68

59.2*

86.9

0.82

-7.37

Role Limitation – Physical

69

67.0*

84.6

0.85

-3.82

Role Limitation – Emotional

66

47.0*

80.6

0.77

-6.48

Mental Health

69

54.5*

72.0

0.76

-7.16

Energy/Vitality

68

44.6*

58.6

0.80

-5.01

Pain

68

84.2

79.9

0.77

1.48

General Health Perception

68

73.0

75.0

0.85

-0.86

Worry

65

2.07

N/A

0.87

 
  1. * Sample mean indicating significantly lower QOL than norm (p < .05, 1-tailed test).