Table 2.
Correlations among tic severity, family functioning, and quality of life
|
r
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YGTSS-total tic
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YGTSS-motor tic
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YGTSS-vocal tic
|
FAD-general functioning
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FAD-problem-solving
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FAD-communication
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FAD-roles
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FAD-effective responsiveness
|
FAD-effective involvement
|
FAD-behavior control
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GTS-QoL-obsessive-compulsive
|
GTS-QoL-psychological
|
GTS-QoL-cognitive impact
|
GTS-QoL-physical and ADL
|
GTS-QoL-visual analogue scale
|
| YGTSS-total tic | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| YGTSS-motor tic | 0.58b | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| YGTSS-vocal tic | 0.70b | 0.25b | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FAD-general functioning | 0.25b | 0.08 | 0.16 | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FAD-problem-solving | 0.07 | -0.02 | 0.15 | 0.50b | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FAD-communication | 0.30b | 0.14 | 0.28b | 0.68b | 0.36b | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FAD-roles | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.70b | 0.29b | 0.61b | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FAD-effective responsiveness | 0.27b | 0.12 | 0.18a | 0.72b | 0.38b | 0.70b | 0.64b | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FAD-effective involvement | 0.05 | 0.01 | -0.03 | 0.50b | 0.01 | 0.39b | 0.52b | 0.47b | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FAD-behavior control | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.38b | 0.14 | 0.26b | 0.36b | 0.42b | 0.32b | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| GTS-QoL-obsessive-compulsive | 0.27b | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.18a | 0.16 | 0.24b | 0.08 | 0.14 | -0.02 | 0.03 | 1.00 | - | - | - | - |
| GTS-QoL-psychological | 0.30b | 0.11 | 0.21a | 0.32b | 0.26b | 0.30b | 0.15 | 0.20a | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.64b | 1.00 | - | - | - |
| GTS-QoL-cognitive impact | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.20a | 0.10 | 0.20a | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.54b | 0.66b | 1.00 | - | - |
| GTS-QoL-physical and ADL | 0.34b | 0.21a | 0.25b | 0.22a | 0.08 | 0.31b | 0.20a | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.63b | 0.69b | 0.52b | 1.00 | - |
| GTS-QoL-visual analogue scale | -0.15 | -0.09 | -0.07 | -0.26b | -0.14 | -0.26b | -0.18a | -0.16 | -0.09 | -0.04 | -0.35b | -0.50b | -0.36b | -0.37b | 1.00 |
a
P < 0.05.
b
P < 0.01.
YGTSS: Yale Global Tic Severity Scale; FAD: Family Assessment Device; GTS-QoL: Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome-quality of life Scale; ADL: Activities of daily living.