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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2017 Jun 13;26(10):2729–2738. doi: 10.1007/s11136-017-1621-6

Table 2.

Good Day and Sick Day Picture Characteristics

Picture Characteristic Good Day
n (%)
Sick Day
n (%)
Chi-Square
Individuals in the picture

Child present 2.163
   Yes 19 24
   No 7 3
Other individuals present 0.339
   Yes 5 7
   No 21 22
Relationship of others present 1.741
   Sibling(s) 2 2^
   Parent(s) 2 5^
   Hospital staff or volunteer 1 1

Body proportion and position

Body proportion .333
   Entire body 17 20
   Head/upper body 2 4
Body position 17.249**
   Upright 13*** 6
   Sitting 4 1
   Lying down or reclining 0 12***
   Bent over 0 1

Emotions 41.678**

   Happy 21*** 1
   Sad 0 19***
   Angry 0 1
   Other 0 3
   None 5 3

Location 10.265*

   Inside 6 17***
   Outside 10*** 3
   Both inside and outside 1 0
   Not indicated/specified 9 7

Weather 12.627**

   Sunshine/blue sky 8*** 0
   Rain/stormy 0 4***
   Other 1 1
   Not depicted 17 22

Activities

Activities depicted in the picture 14.605**
   Yes 13*** 1
   No 13 26***
Location of activity
   Inside activity 7^ 1
   Outside physical activity 7^ 0

Personal coping and symptom management

Personal object present or named .048
   Yes 7 8
   No 19 19
Managing illness or treatment-related side effects depicted or described 11.888**
   Yes 6 19***
   No 20*** 8

Art medium and colors

Art medium .008
   Pencil only 8 8
   Markers, colored pencils, crayons 18 19
Number of colors present .535
   One color 9 12
   More than one color 17 15
*

p <. 05

**

p<.01

***

Adjusted standardized residual ≥ 2

^

Note: picture included two or more of the characteristics of interest