Mental Health in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Does Screening Capture the Complexity?
Table 2
Mental health for children with cerebral palsy (CP) using mean scores of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire compared with controls.
CP group (47)
Controlsa (7007)
95%
CI
Cohen’s
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Emotional problems
2.6
2.2
1.3
1.7
4.0 (46)
<.001
0.6
1.9
0.66
Conduct problems
2.5
1.5
1.0
1.3
6.7 (45)
<.001
1.1
2.0
1.07
Hyperactivity problems
4.3
1.5
2.7
2.1
7.8 (47)
<.001
1.2
2.1
0.88
Peer problems
4.5
1.5
1.0
1.5
16.0 (46)
<.001
3.1
4.0
2.33
Total difficulties scores
13.9
5.3
5.6
5.0
10.7 (46)
<.001
6.8
9.9
1.61
Prosocial behaviourb
7.8
2.1
8.5
1.5
−2.2 (45)
0.03
1.3
−0.1
0.39
Impact score
2.9
3.8
0.4
1.5
4.6 (46)
<.001
1.4
3.7
0.94
aBergen Child Study, bhigher scores indicate more prosocial behaviour.
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