Cross-Cultural Validation of Health and Quality of Life Measures for Children in Hong Kong
Table 6
Gender comparison of PedsQL between children with SEN and TD.
Variables
Mean (SD) scores on subscales
Physical health
Emotional functioning
Social functioning
School functioning
Psychosocial health
Overall score
Girls with SEN and TD
SEN group ()
75.35 (19.10)
67.22 (18.05)
70.78 (21.14)
76.11 (18.50)
71.37 (16.32)
72.75 (16.41)
TD group ()
89.51 (9.36)
72.14 (18.28)
88.75 (13.45)
76.25 (17.57)
79.05 (13.43)
82.69 (10.93)
0.060
0.393
0.025
0.844
0.184
0.141
Boys with SEN and TD
SEN group ()
73.44 (16.99)
71.25 (20.24)
79.17 (22.45)
62.92 (14.05)
71.11 (16.63)
71.92 (15.91)
TD group ()
91.56 (10.97)
81.5 (18.22)
89.75 (14.55)
82.5 (14.19)
84.58 (14.16)
87.01 (12.09)
0.002
0.170
0.103
0.001
0.020
0.006
Note. ;; psychosocial health subscale: the mean scores of the emotional, social, and school subscales. SEN: special educational needs; TD: typical development.
