Table 6.
Summary of the ACHESS scale scores (CHQ, ITQOL and SDQ) for boys and girls
| Scale |
Mean scale score (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | |
|
ITQOL (0-4 years) |
N = 112-138 |
N = 104-138 |
| Physical activity |
98.26 (7.06) |
97.90 (5.60) |
| Growth and development |
96.99 (7.95) |
98.22 (5.53) |
| Bodily pain |
77.63 (17.05) |
79.62 (16.06) |
| Temperament and mood |
80.83 (12.05) |
83.06 (10.37) |
| General behavior |
77.08 (18.06) |
74.98 (18.39) |
| Global behavior |
86.74 (18.39) |
85.82 (18.24) |
| Behavior |
80.45 (11.13) |
82.19 (9.67) |
| Combined behavior |
79.81 (12.72) |
79.93 (11.55) |
| General health |
82.56 (15.11) |
85.01 (12.61) |
| Parental impact-emotional |
88.74 (10.06) |
90.56 (10.60) |
| Parental impact-time |
92.85 (12.15) |
94.38 (9.98) |
| Family cohesion |
87.68 (17.22) |
86.05 (17.62) |
|
CHQ (5-17 years) |
N = 125-126 |
N = 91-92 |
| Physical functioning |
96.34 (13.43) |
94.26 (16.51) |
| Role-emotional/behavioral |
91.27 (17.98) |
96.01 (11.94) |
| Role-physical |
95.24 (14.43) |
95.65 (14.17) |
| Bodily pain |
84.32 (17.34) |
79.35 (18.62) |
| General behavior |
71.61 (17.79) |
78.08 (15.11) |
| Mental health |
82.08 (15.95) |
82.43 (14.00) |
| Self esteem |
80.09 (23.76) |
86.68 (17.52) |
| General health |
83.36 (18.26) |
85.82 (16.72) |
| Parental impact-emotional |
80.20 (17.97) |
82.47 (15.73) |
| Parental impact-time |
90.00 (15.55) |
90.22 (15.26) |
| Family activities |
83.90 (20.44) |
87.50 (14.23) |
| Family cohesion |
81.56 (19.39) |
85.27 (14.85) |
|
SDQ (3-17 years) |
N = 161 |
N = 138 |
| Emotional symptoms |
1.66 (2.00) |
1.56 (1.77) |
| Conduct problems |
1.60 (1.64) |
1.26 (1.52) |
| Hyperactivity-inattention |
3.38 (2.51) |
2.57 (2.30) |
| Peer problems |
1.61 (1.89) |
1.20 (1.38) |
| Prosocial behavior |
7.81 (2.07) |
8.27 (1.86) |
| Total difficulties | 8.25 (5.98) | 6.59 (4.72) |