Table 3 Distribution of severity scores for children and caregivers
Not at all significant | Not very significant | Significant | Very significant | Unknown | Mean score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Weight = 1) | (Weight = 2) | (Weight = 3) | (Weight = 4) | (Weight = 0) | |||||||
N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | (Sd) | |
Children severity score | |||||||||||
Physical suffering | 6 | (4) | 34 | (21) | 77 | (48) | 44 | (27) | 0 | (0) | 2.9 (0.8) |
Hearing loss | 73 | (45) | 49 | (30) | 12 | (8) | 14 | (9) | 13 | (8) | 1.8 (0.9) |
Sleeping | 18 | (11) | 40 | (25) | 56 | (35) | 47 | (29) | 0 | (0) | 2.8 (0.9) |
Emotional distress | 17 | (11) | 39 | (24) | 65 | (40) | 40 | (25) | 0 | (0) | 2.8 (0.9) |
Activity limitations | 21 | (13) | 35 | (22) | 68 | (42) | 37 | (23) | 0 | (0) | 2.7 (0.9) |
Appetite | 22 | (14) | 55 | (34) | 48 | (30) | 36 | (22) | 0 | (0) | 2.6 (0.9) |
Severity score (mean) | 2.6 (0.7) | ||||||||||
Caregivers severity score | |||||||||||
Sleeping | 25 | (16) | 40 | (25) | 51 | (32) | 44 | (27) | 1 | (0) | 2.7 (1.0) |
Changing daily activities | 30 | (19) | 51 | (32) | 53 | (33) | 26 | (16) | 1 | (0) | 2.5 (0.9) |
Cancelling of family activities | 66 | (41) | 56 | (35) | 25 | (16) | 14 | (9) | 0 | (0) | 1.9 (0.9) |
Caregiver emotional distress | 55 | (34) | 57 | (35) | 31 | (19) | 18 | (11) | 0 | (0) | 2.1 (1.0) |
Caregiver concerns | 24 | (15) | 40 | (25) | 71 | (44) | 26 | (16) | 0 | (0) | 2.6 (0.9) |
Severity score (mean) | 2.4 (0.7) | ||||||||||