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. 2005 Apr 28;3:29. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-3-29

Table 1.

Child and parental QOL measures: means, norms and reliabilities

Measure (n) mean Norm alpha t
Child's QOL
Physical Functioning 74 36.6* 84.9 0.86 -20.2
Emotional Functioning 74 48.2* 74.7 0.75 -10.76
Social Functioning 74 66.4* 86.6 0.80 -7.63
Parent's QOL
Physical Function 66 91.77 89.5 0.91 1.19
Social Functioning 68 59.2* 86.9 0.82 -7.37
Role Limitation – Physical 69 67.0* 84.6 0.85 -3.82
Role Limitation – Emotional 66 47.0* 80.6 0.77 -6.48
Mental Health 69 54.5* 72.0 0.76 -7.16
Energy/Vitality 68 44.6* 58.6 0.80 -5.01
Pain 68 84.2 79.9 0.77 1.48
General Health Perception 68 73.0 75.0 0.85 -0.86
Worry 65 2.07 N/A 0.87

* Sample mean indicating significantly lower QOL than norm (p < .05, 1-tailed test).