Table 2

Comparison of Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) between fathers and mothers of children and adolescents with Pervasive development disorder (PDDs), Mental retardation (MR), Cerebral Palsy (CP) and controls (CG).

Fathers
PDDs (N = 30)
MR (N = 40)
CP (N = 17)
CG (N = 35)
ANOVA
Post-hoc contrasts





F
p


Q1 (mean ± SD)




7.28
0.000
CG>PDDs
Q2 (mean ± SD)
65.83 ± 19.12
72.16 ± 18.06
63.24 ± 20.00
74.29 ± 22.27
1.8
0.151

Physical (mean ± SD)
65.48 ± 11.11
67.37 ± 12.83
64.92 ± 17.05
72.24 ± 14.80
1.77
0.156

Psychological (mean ± SD)
64.58 ± 16.00
71.69 ± 12.41
76.47 ± 9.65
68.93 ± 14.93
3.05
0.031
CP>PDDs
Relationships (mean ± SD)
60.00 ± 18.36
68.37 ± 16.13
72.06 ± 9.29
75.24 ± 15.59
5.27
0.002
CG>PDDs
Environment (mean ± SD)
53.75 ± 12.70
55.61 ± 12.46
59.01 ± 12.59
56.96 ± 17.78
0.56
0.640

Mothers
PDDs (N = 39)
MR (N = 49)
CP (N = 27)
CG (N = 42)
F
p


Q1 (mean ± SD)
58.33 ± 21.71
63.27 ± 20.48
60.35 ± 16.53
77.98 ± 13.75
9.16
0.000
CG>PDDs, MR, CP
Q2 (mean ± SD)
55.77 ± 26.57
67.35 ± 21.77
65.29 ± 19.98
71.43 ± 21.08
3.47
0.018
CG>PDDs
Physical (mean ± SD)
53.94 ± 16.34
64.65 ± 15.91
60.87 ± 12.99
68.45 ± 15.68
6.44
0.000
CG>PDDs, MR
Psychological (mean ± SD)
57.59 ± 17.41
68.79 ± 13.40
67.20 ± 15.68
64.38 ± 15.40
4.17
0.007
MR>PDDs
Relationships (mean ± SD)
58.97 ± 23.68
69.73 ± 16.47
66.97 ± 15.99
72.22 ± 18.56
3.72
0.013
CG>PDDs
Environment (mean ± SD)
48.96 ± 14.84
57.14 ± 11.71
54.64 ± 12.60
54.24 ± 19.00
2.24
0.086


Q1 = Overall perception of Quality of Life; Q2 = Overall perception of Health.

Mugno et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2007 5:22   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-5-22