Table 2.
DPSQ scores for parents reporting on pediatric participants with PASC during initial and current phases alongside participants with ME/CFS
| PASC (N = 19) |
ME/CFS (N = 19) |
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| Domain/Symptom | Initial | Current | |
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| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
| Sleep | 41.71 (23.81) | 40.00 (28.43) | 56.58 (21.88) |
| Unrefreshing Sleep | 55.92 (27.75) | 53.29 (36.52) | 76.32 (20.37)ab |
| Needing to Nap | 41.45 (33.86) | 32.89 (33.65) | 35.53 (39.15) |
| Difficulty Falling Asleep | 45.39 (35.65) | 51.32 (37.01) | 76.97 (26.77)ab |
| Difficulty Staying Asleep | 39.47 (33.14) | 37.50 (35.60) | 52.63 (35.98) |
| Waking up Early | 26.32 (33.82) | 25.00 (32.54) | 41.45 (30.63) |
| PEM | 55.26 (33.79) | 46.71 (33.97) | 65.92 (23.62) |
| Heavy Feeling | 47.37 (39.66) | 51.32 (40.37) | 60.53 (34.17) |
| Mental Fatigue | 52.63 (36.22) | 46.71 (35.32) | 63.16 (28.71) |
| Minimum Exercise | 63.16 (32.40) | 52.63 (34.51) | 75.00 (22.82)b |
| Feeling Drained | 61.84 (36.20) | 41.45 (36.57) | 65.79 (29.12)b |
| Soreness | 51.32 (36.30) | 41.45 (37.51) | 65.13 (26.54)b |
| Fatigue | 68.42 (27.12) | 59.87 (32.43) | 73.03 (21.76) |
| Neurocognitive | 23.98 (25.74) | 23.30 (24.66) | 43.15 (22.93)ab |
| Difficulty Remembering | 17.76 (27.42) | 20.39 (29.82) | 47.37 (24.85)ab |
| Difficulty Paying Attention | 37.50 (30.05) | 30.26 (27.74) | 59.21 (29.71)ab |
| Trouble Forming Words | 18.42 (28.68) | 21.05 (30.63) | 38.16 (25.16)a |
| Difficulty Understanding | 22.37 (23.41) | 19.08 (22.19) | 39.58 (28.84)b |
| Difficulty Focusing | 32.89 (29.82) | 28.29 (31.96) | 42.76 (32.36) |
| Slowness of Thought | 26.97 (36.39) | 26.32 (31.70) | 42.11 (28.32) |
| Absent Mindedness | 19.08 (29.86) | 23.68 (24.61) | 45.39 (26.42)ab |
| Loss of Train of Thought | 15.79 (28.82) | 13.82 (20.79) | 32.89 (28.02)b |
| Trouble with Math/Numbers | 22.92 (33.00) | 25.69 (30.76) | 40.13 (30.78) |
| Immune | 22.59 (17.42) | 17.11 (18.71) | 24.89 (17.31) |
| Sore Throat | 37.50 (34.61) | 23.68 (30.30) | 30.26 (23.69) |
| Lymph Nodes | 22.37 (32.96) | 15.79 (25.29) | 20.39 (25.42) |
| Fever | 44.08 (31.83) | 19.74 (20.55) | 25.00 (22.44)a |
| Sensitivity to Smells | 18.42 (30.15) | 09.87 (20.66) | 32.24 (23.69)b |
| Rash | 06.58 (10.51) | 21.05 (32.56) | 16.45 (26.37) |
| Allergies | 06.58 (20.14) | 12.50 (22.82) | 25.00 (30.33)a |
| Neuroendocrine | 30.08 (21.76) | 20.02 (18.27) | 35.15 (19.04)b |
| Chills | 31.58 (36.65) | 18.42 (27.75) | 34.21 (24.59) |
| Feeling hot/cold | 38.82 (35.57) | 29.61 (31.24) | 51.97 (19.21)b |
| Night Sweats | 25.66 (34.23) | 18.42 (30.15) | 30.26 (29.56) |
| Sweating Hands | 12.50 (27.00) | 11.18 (22.40) | 27.63 (30.21) |
| Loss of Appetite | 39.47 (30.69) | 30.26 (32.63) | 33.55 (22.07) |
| Low Temperature | 16.45 (26.70) | 13.16 (21.44) | 28.29 (22.38)b |
| High Temperature | 46.05 (37.51) | 19.08 (20.99) | 40.13 (29.04)b |
| Pain | 31.16 (20.25) | 26.20 (22.85) | 35.53 (17.21) |
| Muscle Pain | 45.39 (31.24) | 43.42 (30.72) | 58.55 (27.34) |
| Headaches | 49.34 (32.93) | 38.16 (26.18) | 48.68 (28.84) |
| Eye Pain | 23.03 (31.25) | 15.13 (27.19) | 28.29 (27.27) |
| Joint Pain | 32.89 (39.79) | 34.87 (40.31) | 44.74 (34.44) |
| Stomach Pain | 50.66 (32.67) | 32.89 (35.41) | 51.32 (31.43) |
| Chest Pain | 21.71 (32.77) | 22.37 (33.48) | 34.87 (27.82) |
| Twitching | 09.21 (24.24) | 12.50 (20.83) | 19.74 (28.66) |
| Upset Stomach | 48.03 (30.97) | 37.50 (34.86) | 36.84 (21.44) |
| Tinnitus | 07.89 (23.65) | 10.53 (26.77) | 17.76 (23.69) |
| Nausea | 43.42 (34.70) | 33.55 (36.10) | 40.79 (25.29) |
| Vomiting | 11.18 (25.99) | 07.24 (15.20) | 09.21 (17.10) |
| Orthostatic | 29.61 (31.64) | 22.24 (25.01) | 30.59 (22.54) |
| Feeling Unsteady | 26.97 (35.91) | 23.68 (33.57) | 32.89 (32.33) |
| Shortness of Breath | 29.61 (39.13) | 21.05 (31.75) | 35.53 (25.77) |
| Dizziness | 34.87 (35.74) | 23.03 (33.40) | 31.58 (24.07) |
| Irregular heartbeat | 26.32 (30.30) | 22.37 (27.82) | 27.08 (27.54) |
| Weight Change | 30.26 (38.49) | 21.05 (34.62) | 25.66 (31.03) |
| CDC | 21.62 (21.44) | 10.50 (12.92) | - |
| Dry Cough | 29.61 (38.24) | 07.89 (23.65) | - |
| Loss of Taste/Smell | 17.11 (31.24) | 01.32 (05.74) | - |
| Difficulty Breathing | 22.37 (35.00) | 13.82 (19.50) | - |
| Diarrhea | 33.55 (36.57) | 26.32 (35.08) | - |
| Nose Congestion | 25.66 (23.38) | 12.50 (25.34) | - |
| Loss of Hair | 05.92 (20.57) | 09.21 (16.05) | - |
| DSQ Total Scores | 37.85 (20.04) | 31.93 (20.44) | 45.60 (14.49)b |
Notes:
Bold numbers indicate significant differences between the two time points for participants with PASC.
a
Significant differences between PASC and ME/CFS at initial stage.
b
Significant differences between PASC and ME/CFS at current stage.
p < .05.