Table 2 Comparing PedsQL results from the NorCAPITAL study with two other studies
From: Health related quality of life in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome: a cross-sectional study
NorCAPITAL study | Reinfjell et al. 2006 [24] | Diseth et al. 2011 [29] | Diseth et al. 2011 [29] | Diseth et al. 2011 [29] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CFS | 95 % CI | HCs | 95 % CI | HCs | 95% CI | HCs | 95 % CI | TX | 95 % CI | ALL | 95 % CI | |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||||||
Variable | N = 120 | N = 39 | N = 425 | N = 42 | N = 38 | N = 40 | ||||||
Age | 12-18 | 12-18 | 13-15 | 3-19 | 3-19 | 3-19 | ||||||
Overall QoL | 49 (13) | 46-51 | 93 (8) | 89-96 | 85 (11) | 84-86 | 89 (8) | 87-91 | 69 (18) | 63-75 | 82 (13) | 78-86 |
Physical health | 37 (17) | 33-40 | 96 (8) | 92-99 | 91 (10) | 90-92 | 92 (6) | 90-94 | 75 (17) | 69-81 | 86 (12) | 82-90 |
Emotional functioning | 60 (18) | 56-63 | 88 (14) | 83-94 | 77 (17) | 75-79 | 83 (13) | 79-87 | 69 (16) | 61-74 | 75 (19) | 69-81 |
Social functioning | 70 (15) | 68-73 | 98 (4) | 97-99 | 88 (13) | 87-89 | 93 (8) | 90-96 | 74 (22) | 67-81 | 86 (14) | 82-90 |
School functioning | 36 (19) | 33-39 | 88 (14) | 81-93 | 78 (15) | 77-79 | 86 (13) | 82-90 | 63 (18) | 57-69 | 77 (16) | 72-82 |
Psychosocial functioning | 57 (15) | 54-60 | 91 (10) | 88-96 | 82 (13) | 81-83 | 87 (9) | 84-90 | 67 (18) | 61-73 | 79 (14) | 75-83 |