Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Table 4 Summary of significant correlations between the different instruments per group

From: The use of the EQ-5D-Y health related quality of life outcome measure in children in the Western Cape, South Africa: psychometric properties, feasibility and usefulness - a longitudinal, analytical study

Group	Instrument	EQ-5D-Y dimensions					EQ-5D-Y VAS	EQ-5D-Y Composite Score
Group	Instrument	Mobility	LAM	UA	P/D	WSU	EQ-5D-Y VAS	EQ-5D-Y Composite Score
MS	PedsQL “Feelings”					*p = .02* −2.318^b
MS	PedsQL total			*p = .007* −2.682^b				*p = .041* Rho .199
SS	PedsQL “Health and Activity”	*p < .001* 16.7^a
	WeeFIM Mobility	*p < .001* 22.12^a
	WeeFIM self-care		*p < .001* 14.19^a
	PedsQL total							*p = .009* Rho .441
CI	WeeFIM Mobility	*p = .01* 9.19^a
	WeeFIM Self-care		*p = .013* 8.69^a
	PedsQL total			*p = .002* −3.043^b			*p = .002* Rho-.523
	WeeFIM total							*p = .024* Rho -.398
AI	PedsQL “Health and Activity”	*p < .001* 15.81^a
	PedsQL “I hurt”				*p < .001* 26.78^a
	PedsQL “Feelings”					*p = .007* 12.14^a
	WeeFIM Mobility	*p < .001* 21.75^a
	WeeFIM Self-care		*p < .001* 15.57^a
	FPS				*p < .001* 29.76^a
	PedsQL total			*p = .006* 10.335^a			*p < .001* Rho-.564	*p < .001* Rho .635
	WeeFIM total						*p < .001* Rho .525	*p < .001* Rho-.659

^aKruskal-Wallis H value
^bMann–Whitney U z value
Significant p values are bolded

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