Table 2 The The MOS 36-item Short-Form Health Survey scores of parents and comparison with those of general population
From: Quality of life of parents raising children with pervasive developmental disorders
| Â | Mothers | Fathers | Paired sample | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Average (SD) | Difference in average of general female population and mothers (95%CI) | n | Average (SD) | Difference in average of general population and fathers (95%CI) | n | Difference in average of mothers and fathers (95%CI) | |
Physical Functioning | 147 | 90.8 (10.7) | −0.8 (−3.1~1.5) | 122 | 92.9 (10.9) | 0.8 (−1.5~3.1) | 122 | −1.7 (−4.3 ~ 0.9) |
Role Physical | 146 | 76.2 (37.4) | −11.8** (−17.4~ − 6.2) | 122 | 88.9 (25.5) | −3.6 (−7.8~0.6) | 121 | −12.0** ( − 19.1 ~ −4.9) |
Bodily Pain | 147 | 68.7 (23.9) | −3.8 (−8.6~1.0) | 122 | 80.4 (20.7) | 3.7 (−0.9~8.3) | 122 | −11.7** (−17.6 ~ −5.8) |
General Health Perceptions | 147 | 59.6 (20.1) | −5.3** (−9.1~−1.5) | 122 | 61.5 (17.5) | −2.5 (−6.2~1.2) | 122 | −1.6 (−6.8~3.6) |
Vitality | 147 | 49.4 (23.5) | −9.3** (−13.6~ − 5.0) | 122 | 56.8 (17.6) | −4.3* (−8.5~ − 0.1) | 122 | −6.9** (−11.9~ − 2.0) |
Social Functioning | 147 | 76.7 (24.5) | −8.1** (−12.5~ − 3.7) | 122 | 89.1 (16.2) | 0.7 (−3.1~4.5) | 122 | −11.6** (−16.6~ − 6.6) |
Role Emotional | 146 | 69.9 (39.0) | −15.3** (−21.1~ − 9.5) | 122 | 88.3 (25.0) | −2.0 (−6.3~2.3) | 121 | −17.4** (−24.8~ − 9.9) |
Mental Health | 147 | 58.5 (22.5) | −11.1** (−15.3~ − 6.9) | 122 | 69.1 (16.9) | −0.8 (−4.8~3.2) | 122 | −9.5** (−14.3~ − 4.8) |
Physical Component Summary | 146 | 50.3 (6.9) | −1.0 (−2.5~0.5) | 122 | 51.1 (5.5) | −1.2 (−2.6~0.2) | 121 | −0.9 (−2.4~0.6) |
Mental Component Summary | 146 | 42.9 (11.9) | −5.0** (−7.2~−2.8) | 122 | 49.4 (8.0) | 0.3 (−1.7~2.3) | 121 | −6.1** (−8.5~ − 3.7) |