Psychometric properties of the quality of life in short statured youth (QoLISSY) questionnaire within the course of growth hormone treatment

Table 4 Pearson Correlation coefficients between the QoLISSY scales and the KIDSCREEN-10 Index and QoLISSY interscale-correlations

Patient-reports		KIDSCREEN-10	1	2	3	4	5	6
1. Physical	T0	.41^**	–
1. Physical	T1	.30^*	–
2. Social	T0	.38^**	.84^**	–
2. Social	T1	.32^**	.82^**	–
3. Emotional	T0	.43^**	.71^**	.79^**	–
3. Emotional	T1	.30^*	.75^**	.82^**	–
4. Coping	T0	.42^**	.29^*	.28^**	.46^**	–
4. Coping	T1	.46^**	.22	.31^*	.35^**	–
5. Beliefs	T0	.38^**	.61^**	.65^**	.81^**	.30^*	–
5. Beliefs	T1	.28^*	.60^**	.66^**	.76^**	.34^**	–
6. Treatment	T0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
6. Treatment	T1	.43^**	.14	.02	−.03	.20	−.12	–
QoLISSY Total Score ^a	T0	.44^**	.92^**	.95^**	.90^**	.38^**	.75^**	–
QoLISSY Total Score ^a	T1	.33^**	.92^**	.94^**	.92^**	.33^**	.73^**	.05
Parents-reports		KIDSCREEN-10	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1. Physical	T0	.27^**	–
1. Physical	T1	.28^**	–
2. Social	T0	.31^**	.77^**	–
2. Social	T1	.35^**	.81^**	–
3. Emotional	T0	.41^**	.69^**	.85^**	–
3. Emotional	T1	.27^**	.73^**	.86^**	–
4. Coping	T0	.26^**	.14	.16	.25^**	–
4. Coping	T1	.23^*	.26^**	.28^**	.35^**	–
5. Beliefs	T0	.34^**	.56^**	.59^**	.69^**	.16	–
5. Beliefs	T1	.13	.60^**	.62^**	.67^**	.24^*	–
6. Treatment	T0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
6. Treatment	T1	.27^*	.04	−.02	−.06	.14	−.13	–
7. Future	T0	.27^**	.62^**	.70^**	.73^**	.22^*	.70^**	–	–
7. Future	T1	.15	.58^**	.67^**	.70^**	.21^*	.68^**	−.07	–
8. Effects on parents	T0	.36^**	.55^**	.60^**	.60^**	.25^**	.56^**	–	.58^**	–
8. Effects on parents	T1	.22^*	.62^**	.65^**	.66^**	.25^**	.63^**	−.02	.74^**	–
QoLISSY Total Score ^a	T0	.36^**	.89^**	.94^**	.92^**	.20^*	.68^**	–	.73^**	.63^**
QoLISSY Total Score ^a	T1	.33^**	.91^**	.96^**	.93^**	.32^**	.86^**	−.01	.70^**	.69^**

Note: ^* p < .05; ^** p < .01, two-tailed, T0 = baseline, T1 = 12 month after start of hGH treatment
^a sum of the scales physical, social, emotional

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