Reliability and validity of the Thai version of the Pediatric Quality of Life inventory™ 3.0 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy module in Thai children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Table 8 Comparison of PedsQ™ 3.0 DMD Module scores by age group

Scale (# items)	Age 5–7 years		Age 8–12 years		Age 13–18 years
Scale (# items)	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Child self-report			(N = 22)		(N = 23)
Total (18)	–	–	61.49	20.63	56.23	14.61
Daily Activities (5)	–	–	60.00^*a	23.09	45.00	22.71
Treatment Barriers (4)	–	–	67.05	26.74	61.50	20.07
Worry (6)	–	–	64.96	27.54	61.59	22.26
Communication (3)	–	–	49.62	30.80	57.25	21.51
Parent proxy report	(N = 9)		(N = 23)		(N = 23)
Total (18)	75.31^*a	11.74	60.75	23.70	54.65	17.28
Daily Activities (5)	70.56^*a	16.09	57.61^*a	25.58	38.91	24.21
Treatment Barriers (4)	81.25	18.22	66.58	25.67	59.51	21.72
Worry (6)	67.59	15.42	59.42	27.13	57.97	21.61
Communication (3)	90.74^*b	15.28	60.87	36.88	67.75	29.01

Higher scores equal better health-related quality of life (fewer symptoms or problems)
-, data not available; * P < 0.05
^a Significantly different than ages 13–18 years
^b Significantly different than ages 8–12 years

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