Table 4.

Difficulties in healthy siblings as perceived by parents (N = 134 DMD vs. N = 45 BMD).

Items – additional section of FPQ	MD Type	Always N (%)	Often N (%)	SometimesN (%)	Never N (%)	Mean (SD)	χ2	MissingN
I feel that the presence of S affects negatively the psychological well-being of my children (e.g., I see them crying, being fearful, aggressive, shy)	DMD	2 (1.5)	6 (4.5)	33 (25.0)	91 (68.9)	1.4 (.6)		2
	BMD	1 (2.6)	0	4 (10.3)	34 (87.2)	1.2 (.5)	6.3	6
I feel that the presence of S affects negatively the social life of my children (school performance, leisure activities, etc.)	DMD	3 (2.3)	5 (3.8)	26 (19.7)	98 (74.2)	1.3 (.7)		2
	BMD	0	0	7 (18.4)	31 (81.6)	1.2 (.4)	2.5	7

DMD = Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; BMD = Becker Muscular Dystrophy