How do children at special schools and their parents perceive their HRQoL compared to children at open schools?

Table 3 Agreement between parents and children in each domain of the EQ5 D Questionnaire using Cohen's Kappa, in both socio-economic groups.

Domain	Child/mother Kappa Open Schools		Child/mother Kappa Special School
"Mobility"	K = 0.15 Slight Agreement	6.2% Child More .5% Adult More	K = .60 Moderate Agreement	5.3% Child More 10.5.% Adult Morr
"Looking after myself"	K = 0.08 Slight Agreement	3.2% Child More 5.3.% Adult More	K = .33 Fair Agreement	1.8% Child More 17.5.% Adult More
"Doing usual activities"	K = 0.01 Slight Agreement	10.5% Child More 6.4% Adult More	K = .34 Fair Agreement	1.8% Child More 17.5% Adult More
"Having pain or discomfort"	K = 0.20 Slight Agreement	19.4% Child More 11.7% Adult More	K = .41 Moderate Agreement	5.3% Child More 15.8% Adult More
"Feeling worried, sad or unhappy"	K = 0.21 Fair Agreement	15.1% Child More 16.8% Adult More	K = .22 Fair Agreement	8.8% Child More 17.5% Adult More

("Some" and "Lots of Problems" were collapsed into a problem category). The second columns indicate the % of child and adult respondents who reported more problems than the other member of the dyad.

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