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. 2014 Aug 7;12:34. doi: 10.1186/1546-0096-12-34

Table 4.

Results on the Child Vulnerability Scale (CVS) in parents of children with JIA, compared with a reference group of Dutch parents of both healthy and chronically ill children

 
 JIA parents (N = 168)
 Reference group healthy child (N = 450)
 Reference group chronically ill child (N = 69)
CVS Median (25-75%) Median (25-75%)   p Median (25-75%)   p
Total score CVS - range 0-24
 6 (3–11)
 1 (0–3)
 <.001b
 4 (1–6)
 <.001b
 
 N
 %
 N
 %
 p
 N
 %
 p
Above cut-off score
 52
 31.0
 5
 1.1
 <.001a
 5
 7.2
 <.001a
Items, (mostly) true:
 N
 %
 N
 %
 p
 N
 %
 p
1. In general, my child seems less healthy than other children.
 52
 31.0
 9
 2.0
 <.001a
 6
 8.7
 <.001a
2. I often think about calling the doctor about my child.
 22
 13.1
 4
 0.9
 <.001a
 6
 8.7
 .340a
3. When there is something going around my child usually catches it.
 50
 29.8
 26
 5.8
 <.001a
 9
 13.0
 .008a
4. I often check on my child at night to make sure that s/he is okay.
 40
 23.8
 37
 8.2
 <.001a
 13
 18.8
 .404a
5. Sometimes I get concerned that my child doesn’t look as healthy as s/he should.
 55
 32.7
 15
 3.3
 <.001a
 9
 13.0
 .002a
6. I often have to keep my child indoors because of health reasons.
 16
 9.5
 1
 0.2
 <.001a
 6
 8.7
 .842a
7. I get concerned about circles under my child’s eyes.
 40
 23.8
 13
 2.9
 <.001a
 8
 11.6
 .034a
8. My child gets more colds than other children I know. 50 29.8 17 3.8 <.001a 10 14.5 .014a

a = Chi2, b = Mann-Whitney U test.

Higher scores represent more perceived vulnerability of the child.

NOTE: Cut-off point high perceived vulnerability: total score of 10 and above [28].