Table 5 Known-groups validity of the Japanese version of the PedsQL™ Brain Tumor Module
From: Development of the Japanese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ Brain Tumor Module
Child-report | Parent-report | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients (n) | Mean | SD | Difference | 95% CI ( P ) a | Number of tients (n) | Mean | SD | Difference | 95% CI ( P ) a | |||
Cognitive Problems | ||||||||||||
Have received whole brain irradiation | ||||||||||||
Yes | 54 | 66.4 | 23.6 | 5.3 | -2.3 | 12.9 | 56 | 59.1 | 22.4 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
No | 83 | 71.7 | 20.7 | (0.168) | 84 | 67.5 | 22.3 | (0.031) | ||||
Experiencing developmental impairment | ||||||||||||
Yes | 27 | 57.1 | 26.7 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 24.5 | 28 | 42.2 | 22.9 | 27.4 | 19.1 | 35.7 |
No | 110 | 72.7 | 19.6 | (< 0.001) | 112 | 69.6 | 19.0 | (< 0.001) | ||||
Movement and Balance | ||||||||||||
Tumor location | ||||||||||||
Infratentorial | 52 | 74.7 | 29.0 | 15.0 | 6.6 | 23.4 | 67 | 57.0 | 28.0 | 23.2 | 14.7 | 31.7 |
Supratentorial | 79 | 89.7 | 19.8 | (< 0.001) | 93 | 80.2 | 26.1 | (< 0.001) | ||||
Experiencing paresis of hands or legs | ||||||||||||
Yes | 28 | 57.7 | 32.6 | 32.9 | 24.2 | 41.6 | 35 | 33.6 | 24.6 | 46.7 | 38.3 | 55.1 |
No | 108 | 90.7 | 16.4 | (< 0.001) | 131 | 80.3 | 21.7 | (< 0.001) | ||||
Nausea | ||||||||||||
Currently undergoing chemotherapy | ||||||||||||
Yes | 36 | 72.1 | 29.4 | 18.7 | 11.2 | 26.3 | 46 | 62.6 | 27.9 | 30.0 | 23.6 | 36.4 |
No | 100 | 90.8 | 14.7 | (< 0.001) | 118 | 92.6 | 13.6 | (< 0.001) | ||||