Table 3.
PEM-CY scores.
| Measure | Setting | Total (n = 92) Mean (SD) |
Low-QOL Group (n = 67) Mean (SD) |
High-QOL Group (n = 25) Mean (SD) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (8-point scale) | Home School Community |
5.58 (0.85) 3.97 (1.53) 1.97 (0.96) |
5.50 (0.84) 3.91 (1.61) 1.92 (0.97) |
5.70 (0.86) 4.14 (1.36) 2.10 (0.97) |
0.26 0.37 0.45 |
| Involvement (5-point scale) | Home School Community |
3.90 (0.70) 3.51 (1.20) 3.18 (1.20) |
3.87 (0.72) 3.33 (1.28) 3.12 (1.19) |
3.99 (0.64) 4.00 (0.85) 3.34 (1.25) |
0.27 0.72 0.02 |
| Desire for change (percentage) | Home School Community |
64 (28) 61 (36) 56 (31) |
66 (28) 63 (34) 59 (30) |
60 (30) 58 (43) 48 (33) |
0.87 0.02 0.39 |
| Overall environmental support (percentage) | Home School Community |
80 (12) 84 (12) 81 (12) |
79 (13) 83 (13) 79 (12) |
83 (12) 88 (10) 85 (11) |
0.48 0.18 0.04 |
QOL: quality of life. Mann–Whitney U test: p < 0.05.