Table 3.
Comparison of Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) between fathers and mothers of participants with Pervasive Development Disorder (PDDs). Mental Retardation (MR). Cerebral Palsy (CP) and control group (CG).
| PDDs fathers n.30 | PDDs mothers n.39 | MR fathers n.40 | MR mothers n.49 | CP fathers n.27 | CP mothers n.27 | Control fathers n.35 | Control Mothers n.42 | |||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | |
| Q1 | 59.17 (16.72) | 58.33 (21.71) | N.S. | 67.05 (17.7) | 63.27 (20.48) | N.S. | 66.18 (17.55) | 60.35 (16.53) | N.S. | 78.57 (16.21) | 77.98 (13.75) | N.S. |
| Q2 | 65.83 (19.12) | 55.77 (26.57) | N.S. | 72.16 (18.06) | 67.35 (21.77) | N.S. | 63.24 (20) | 65.29 (19.98) | N.S. | 74.29 (22.27) | 71.43 (21.08) | N.S. |
| Physical | 65.48 (11.11) | 53.94 (16.34) | 0.001 | 67.37 (12.83) | 64.65 (15.91) | N.S. | 64.92 (17.05) | 60.87 (12.99) | N.S. | 72.24 (14.8) | 68.45 (15.68) | N.S. |
| Psychological | 64.58 (16) | 57.59 (17.41) | N.S. | 71.69 (12.41) | 68.79 (13.4) | N.S. | 76.47 (9.65) | 67.2 (15.68) | 0.03 | 68.93 (14.93) | 64.38 (15.4) | N.S. |
| Relationships | 60 (18.36) | 58.97 (23.68) | N.S. | 68.37 (16.13) | 69.73 (16.47) | N.S. | 72.06 (9.26) | 66.97 (15.99) | N.S. | 75.24 (15.59) | 72.22 (18.56) | N.S. |
| Environment | 53.75 (12.7) | 48.96 (14.84) | N.S. | 55.61 (12.46) | 57.14 (11.71) | N.S. | 59.01 (12.59) | 54.64 (12.6) | N.S. | 56.96 (17.78) | 54.24 (19) | N.S. |