Table 2.
Spearman’s rho correlation matrix of HRQoL to characteristics of adolescents with CP
| General wellbeing and participation | Communication and physical health | School wellbeing | Social wellbeing | Feelings about functioning | Access to services | Family health | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescent characteristics | |||||||
| Age | −0.044 | −0.016 | − 0.244 | − 0.115 | 0.012 | 0.123 | − 0.027 |
| Sex | 0.138 | 0.152 | 0.081 | 0.005 | 0.055 | .227** | 0.050 |
| BMI | −0.071 | − 0.020 | − 0.061 | − 0.071 | 0.071 | 0.047 | − 0.053 |
| Motor impairment (GMFCS) | −.274** | −.199* | − 0.148 | − 0.111 | −.545** | − 0.046 | − 0.132 |
| Epilepsy | 0.122 | 0.151 | 0.297 | 0.118 | 0.154 | 0.151 | 0.090 |
| Cognitive impairment | .251** | .244** | 0.232 | .221** | .180* | 0.084 | .189* |
| Visual impairment | −0.012 | −0.003 | − 0.295 | 0.018 | − 0.012 | − 0.015 | 0.105 |
| Hearing impairment | −0.028 | 0.002 | 0.195 | 0.054 | −0.001 | −0.020 | .232** |
| Speech impairment | .280** | .302** | 0.170 | .211** | .330** | −0.030 | 0.151 |
| Education | .379** | .328** | −0.028 | .274** | .330** | −0.094 | .245** |
| Service Access | 0.044 | 0.015 | −0.243 | −0.011 | 0.102 | −0.021 | − 0.041 |
| Mental health (SDQ) | −0.120 | − 0.124 | 0.092 | − 0.124 | 0.016 | 0.121 | −.196* |
| Caregiver characteristics | |||||||
| Mother age | −0.14 | −0.089 | 0.162 | −.168* | −0.035 | 0.038 | −.172* |
| Father age | −0.152 | −0.09 | 0.228 | −0.082 | − 0.072 | −0.019 | − 0.091 |
| Mother education | .209** | 0.158 | 0.093 | .223** | 0.076 | 0.063 | .168* |
| Father education | 0.113 | 0.052 | 0.04 | 0.144 | −0.016 | 0.056 | 0.05 |
| Depression | 0.143 | .168* | 0.273 | −0.045 | 0.148 | .349** | −.218** |
| Anxiety | 0.124 | 0.107 | 0.148 | −0.049 | 0.087 | .252** | −.272** |
| Stress | 0.008 | 0.014 | 0.099 | −0.108 | 0.008 | .234** | −.356** |
| Proxies of SES | |||||||
| Family income (monthly) | .165* | 0.093 | −0.096 | 0.123 | 0.032 | 0.062 | .197* |
| Housing permanence | .173* | 0.115 | 0.115 | .185* | 0.074 | 0.029 | 0.128 |
| Household crowding | 0.005 | −0.019 | 0.006 | 0.013 | −0.113 | 0.023 | −0.021 |
| Source of drinking water | 0.038 | 0.068 | 0.181 | 0.144 | −0.019 | −0.058 | 0.026 |
| Sanitation | .164* | 0.069 | −0.183 | 0.144 | .207** | 0.081 | 0.042 |
Variables: Sex: 0 = Female, 1 = Male; GMFCS: 1 = Level I, 2 = Level II, 3 = Level III, 4 = Level IV, 5 = Level V; Epilepsy, Intellectual disability, Hearing, Speech, Visual impairment: 0 = Yes, 1 = No; Education: 0 = None, 1 = Primary or above; Service access: 0 = Yes, 1 = None; Housing permanence 1 = Kutcha, 2 = Semi-pucca, 3 = Pucca; Source of drinking water 0 = Tube well, 1 = Tap water; Sanitation 1 = No toilet, 2 = Non-sanitary latrine, 3 = Sanitary latrine
* p < 0.050; ** p < 0.010