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Table 4 Mean scores (Standard Deviation) for the MMQL-UK (PF) components for the different patient groups and controls

From: Development of a parent version of the Manchester-Minneapolis quality of life survey for use by parents and carers of UK children: MMQL-UK (PF)

MMQL-UK (PF)

Control (n = 296)

Asthma (n = 37)

Diabetes (n = 70)

Cancer (n = 42)

IBD (n = 56)

Public Care (n = 71)

Physical Appearance

76.9 (22.26)

64.9 (31.8) ES 0.54

67.7 (25.3)* ES 0.50

56.8 (23.6)** ES 0.99

59.5 (25.8)** ES 0.83

69.5 (25.8) ES 0.42

School Functioning

76.2 (26.0)

73.1 (26.5) ES 0.11

73.4 (25.7) ES 0.11

45.2 (33.9)** ES 1.02

68.8 (26.0) ES 0.28

52.0 (32.0)** ES 0.83

Social Functioning

86.4 (16.1)

84.6 (20.3) ES 0.10

87.1 (16.6) ES -0.04

78.3 (16.9)* ES 0.50

83.0 (16.4) ES 0.21

73.5 (25.0)** ES 0.61

Emotional Functioning

69.1 (11.6)

63.1 (13.9)* ES = 0.47

62.1 (13.3)** ES = 0.56

60.7 (11.3)** ES = 0.73

59.7 (16.6)** ES = 0.66

67.5 (18.8) ES = 0.10

Physical Functioning

86.8 (16.8)

56.5 (28.0)** ES = 1.31

80.4 (18.0)* ES = 0.37

55.6 (29.5)** ES = 1.30

55.9 (27.8)** ES = 1.28

78.2 (20.7)** ES = 0.46

  1. Independent samples t-test with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons.
  2. ** Significant at the 0.01 level.
  3. *Significant at the 0.05 level.
  4. ES = effect size: small = 0.2–0.49; moderate = 0.5–0.79; large>0.8 [26]