Table 6.
KIDSCREEN scores on each domain for young people with cerebral palsy who self-reported in both childhood and adolescence (longitudinal sample, n=355)
| Number (%) | Childhood QoL, mean (SD) | Adolescent QoL, mean (SD) |
Change in QoL between childhood and adolescence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | p value from paired t test | ||||
| Physical wellbeing | 349 (98%) | 50·9 (11·7) | 49·2 (9·9) | −1·7 (13·1) | 0·01 |
| Psychological wellbeing | 352 (99%) | 51·5 (9·3) | 48·6 (9·1) | −2·9 (11·1) | <0·0001 |
| Moods and emotions | 347 (98%) | 52·0 (10·1) | 51·8 (10·0) | −0·2 (12·2) | 0·77 |
| Self-perception | 347 (98%) | 53·4 (10·4) | 51·4 (10·0) | −2·1 (12·0) | 0·001 |
| Autonomy | 353 (99%) | 50·1 (10·0) | 50·9 (9·7) | 0·7 (12·2) | 0·26 |
| Relationships with parents | 350 (99%) | 52·0 (9·3) | 51·1 (9·6) | −0·9 (11·4) | 0·16 |
| Social support and peers | 354 (99%) | 48·5 (12·4) | 46·3 (12·5) | −2·3 (15·5) | 0·006 |
| School life | 347 (98%) | 55·9 (11·6) | 53·1 (10·2) | −2·8 (13·2) | <0·0001 |
| Financial resources | 305 (86%) | 48·1 (11·3) | 50·2 (9·8) | 2·1 (14·0) | 0·01 |
| Social acceptance | 338 (95%) | 49·1 (11·0) | 50·7 (10·2) | 1·6 (13·9) | 0·04 |
QoL=quality of life.