TAPQOL scales | Population | Number of parent reported chronic conditions per child | ||||
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0 conditions n = 240 Mean (SD) | 1 condition n = 113 Mean (SD) | 1 v 0 conditions Effect size Size† | ⩾2 conditions n = 57 Mean (SD) | ⩾2 v 0 conditions Effect size | ||
*Significant at the 0.05 level. | ||||||
**Significant at the 0.01 level. | ||||||
†Differences of the means divided by SD in the subgroup with condition(s). | ||||||
‡Only for children aged 18 months old or older. | ||||||
NA, not applicable. | ||||||
Differences in mean scores between the subgroups without conditions and with conditions were evaluated by Cohen’s effect size and by Mann Whitney U-test. | ||||||
Sleeping | Total | 83 (18) | 77 (19) | 0.34** | 69 (21) | 0.68** |
Infants | 86 (16)1 | 81 (20)2 | 0.27 | 62 (16)3 | 1.50** | |
Toddlers | 82 (18)4 | 76 (18)5 | 0.35** | 71 (21)6 | 0.53** | |
Appetite | Total | 85 (14) | 85 (13) | 0.04 | 79 (17) | 0.34* |
Infants | 93 (10) | 90 (11) | 0.27 | 88 (14) | 0.39* | |
Toddlers | 83 (14) | 83 (13) | −0.03 | 77 (17) | 0.31 | |
Lung problems | Total | 97 (10) | 89 (19) | 0.40** | 75 (22) | 1.02** |
Infants | 96 (10) | 85 (17) | 0.64** | 60 (17) | 2.18** | |
Toddlers | 97 (9) | 90 (20) | 0.34** | 78 (21) | 0.88** | |
Stomach problems | Total | 93 (12) | 91 (14) | 0.12 | 88 (16) | 0.29 |
Infants | 92 (13) | 89 (15) | 0.17 | 86 (19) | 0.30 | |
Toddlers | 93 (12) | 92 (13) | 0.10 | 88 (16) | 0.29 | |
Skin problems | Total | 96 (6) | 88 (13) | 0.60** | 80 (19) | 0.80** |
Infants | 96 (6) | 91 (12) | 0.40 | 81 (17) | 0.87** | |
Toddlers | 96 (6) | 87 (13) | 0.64** | 80 (20) | 0.78** | |
Motor functioning | Total | 99 (7) | 97 (11) | 0.18 | 96 (9) | 0.27 |
Infants | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Toddlers‡ | 99 (7) | 97 (11) | 0.18 | 96 (9) | 0.27 | |
Problem behaviour | Total | 73 (17) | 75 (16) | −0.10 | 67 (17) | 0.38* |
Infants | 88 (11) | 90 (13) | −0.14 | 80 (17) | 0.45 | |
Toddlers | 69 (16) | 71 (15) | −0.14 | 64 (16) | 0.34 | |
Social functioning | Total | 93 (15) | 90 (18) | 0.14 | 92 (12) | 0.04 |
Infants | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Toddlers‡ | 93 (15) | 90 (18) | 0.14 | 92 (12) | 0.04 | |
Communication | Total | 91 (11) | 88 (15) | 0.19 | 87 (16) | 0.25 |
Infants | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Toddlers‡ | 91 (11) | 88 (15) | 0.19 | 87 (16) | 0.25 | |
Positive mood | Total | 98 (8) | 97 (12) | 0.08 | 95 (15) | 0.23 |
Infants | 98 (10) | 100 (0) | NA | 91 (20) | 0.35 | |
Toddlers | 99 (7) | 97 (14) | 0.13 | 96 (13) | 0.20 | |
Anxiety | Total | 78 (19) | 79 (17) | −0.06 | 74 (19) | 0.18 |
Infants | 84 (18) | 84 (13) | 0.01 | 76 (23) | 0.37 | |
Toddlers | 76 (19) | 77 (18) | −0.09 | 74 (18) | 0.09 | |
Liveliness | Total | 96 (12) | 97 (13) | −0.05 | 95 (12) | 0.05 |
Infants | 96 (12) | 98 (6) | −0.42 | 94 (15) | 0.10 | |
Toddlers | 96 (13) | 96 (14) | −0.01 | 96 (11) | 0.04 |