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. 2011 Mar 23;9:16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-9-16

Table 2.

Subscale Descriptives and Construct Validity of the FIM in Parents of Children with asthma and Parents of children with Heart Disease

Parents of Asthma children Parents of Heart Disease Children Z p
Scale N Median (QL,QU) %Floor/%Ceiling N Median (QL,QU) %Floor/%Ceiling
Total Score 136 79.17 (65.28, 89.58) 2.66/50.76 264 71.88 (57.12, 86.81) 3.45/37.71 -2.757 0.006
Parent HRQOL Summary Score 136 78.13 (64.06, 92.50) 1.95/48.79 264 73.75 (57.81, 88.75) 2.44/38.66 -1.661 0.097
 Physical Functioning 136 75.00 (58.33, 94.79) 2.08/44.49 264 75.00 (58.33, 91.67) 2.02/38.26 -0.626 0.531
 Emotional Functioning 136 80.00 (60.00, 95.00) 1.62/48.53 264 75.00 (55.00, 90.00) 2.80/37.88 -2.409 0.016
 Social Functioning 136 81.25 (62.50, 100.00) 3.86/55.14 264 75.00 (56.25, 93.75) 4.37/39.77 -2.594 0.009
 Cognitive Functioning 136 80.00 (60.00, 100.00) 0.59/49.12 264 75.00 (60.00, 95.00) 1.06/39.02 -0.926 0.355
Communication 136 100.00 (75.00, 100.00) 0.26/69.36 264 75.00 (58.33, 100.00) 2.78/41.29 -5.897 <0.001
Worry 136 70.00 (46.25, 83.75) 8.09/39.85 264 60.00 (45.00, 78.75) 9.32/25.68 -2.767 0.006
Family Functioning Summary Score 136 82.81 (71.88, 93.75) 1.93/55.51 264 75.00 (59.38, 93.75) 2.56/41.52 -2.536 0.011
 Daily Activities 136 66.67 (50.00, 83.33) 4.41/39.71 264 66.67 (50.00, 91.67) 3.28/31.94 -0.466 0.641
 Family Relationships 136 95.00 (75.00, 100.00) 0.44/65.00 264 80.00 (65.00, 100.00) 2.12/47.27 -3.498 <0.001

QL = lower quartile; QU = upper quartile; %Floor/%Ceiling = percentage of scores at the extremes of the scaling range