Table 7 Construct validity of the Thai version of the PedsQL™ 3.0 DMD Module, known-groups method comparing patients receiving steroids to patients not receiving steroids
Scale (# items) | Steroid use | No steroid use | P | Difference (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Child self-report | (N = 33) | (N = 12) | ||||
Total (18) | 62.26 | 16.75 | 49.37 | 17.81 | 0.03 | 12.95 (1.38, 24.53) |
Daily Activities (5) | 57.42 | 23.29 | 38.33 | 20.26 | 0.02 | 19.09 (3.76, 34.42) |
Treatment Barriers (4) | 69.57 | 21.77 | 49.48 | 22.37 | 0.01 | 20.09 (5.19, 35.00) |
Worry (6) | 65.78 | 23.98 | 56.25 | 26.56 | 0.26 | 9.53 (−7.23, 26.30) |
Communication (3) | 53.54 | 28.26 | 53.47 | 21.75 | 0.99 | 0.06 (−18.12, 18.25) |
Parent proxy report | (N = 39) | (N = 16) | ||||
Total (18) | 64.74 | 19.82 | 50.43 | 19.22 | 0.02 | 14.31 (2.61, 26.01) |
Daily Activities (5) | 58.21 | 25.27 | 36.56 | 22.41 | < 0.01 | 21.64 (7.05, 36.23) |
Treatment Barriers (4) | 70.19 | 22.51 | 55.86 | 24.52 | 0.04 | 14.33 (0.58, 28.09) |
Worry (6) | 63.03 | 24.28 | 53.13 | 19.09 | 0.15 | 9.91 (−3.75, 23.56) |
Communication (3) | 71.79 | 33.26 | 60.94 | 29.14 | 0.26 | 10.86 (−8.28, 30.00) |