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Table 2 The association between participation in everyday activities and level of impairment

From: Participation in everyday activities and quality of life in pre-teenage children living with cerebral palsy in South West Ireland

  

Non-CP

Mild disability

Moderate disability

Severe disability

p-value*

Eat out

No more than once per month

242 (54.0%)

26 (50.0%)

10 (43.5%)

16 (69.6%)

0.308

 

More than once a month

206 (46.0%)

26 (50.0%)

13 (56.5%)

7 (30.4%)

 

Leisure

< few times per week

10 (2.2%)

3 (5.8%)

3 (13.0%)

4 (17.4%)

<0.001

 

Few times per week

438 (97.8%)

49 (94.2%)

20 (87.0%)

19 (82.6%)

 

Computer

< few times per week

254 (57.2%)

18 (34.6%)

6 (26.1%)

9 (39.1%)

<0.001

 

Few times per week

190 (42.8%)

34 (65.4%)

17 (73.9%)

14 (60.9%)

 

Housework

< few times per week

217 (48.7%)

25 (48.1%)

18 (78.3%)

19 (82.6%)

<0.001

 

Few times per week

229 (51.3%)

27 (51.9%)

5 (21.7%)

4 (17.4%)

 

Riding a bike

< few times per week

279 (62.8%)

28 (53.8%)

13 (56.5%)

9 (39.1%)

0.089

 

Few times per week

165 (37.2%)

24 (46.2%)

10 (43.5%)

14 (60.9%)

 

Run errands

< once per week

192 (43.5%)

26 (50.0%)

16 (69.6%)

16 (69.6%)

0.009

 

At least once per week

249 (56.5%)

26 (50.0%)

7 (30.4%)

7 (30.4%)

 

Community

< few times per week

225 (51.3%)

35 (67.3%)

21 (95.5%)

23 (100%)

<0.001

 

Few times per week

214 (48.7%)

17 (32.7%)

1 (4.5%)

0 (0%)

 

School activities

< once per month

275 (63.7%)

36 (73.5%)

15 (68.2%)

17 (77.3%)

0.330

 

At least once per month

157 (39.3%)

13 (26.5%)

7 (31.8%)

5 (22.7%)

 

Play sports

< few times per week

91 (20.7%)

24 (47.1%)

18 (81.8%)

19 (82.6%)

<0.001

 

Few times per week

349 (79.3%)

27 (52.9%)

4 (18.2%)

4 (17.4%)

 

Play non-sports

< few times per week

193 (43.8%)

19 (36.5%)

12 (54.5%)

17 (77.3%)

0.008

 

Few times per week

248 (56.2%)

33 (63.5%)

10 (45.5%)

5 (22.7%)

 

Watch sports

< few times per week

230 (52.2%)

38 (74.5%)

21 (91.3%)

21 (91.3%)

<0.001

 

Few times per week

211 (47.8%)

13 (25.5%)

2 (8.7%)

2 (8.7%)

 

Do crafts

< few times per week

233 (52.6%)

37(72.5%)

19 (82.6%)

17 (73.9%)

<0.001

 

Few times per week

210 (47.4%)

14 (27.5%)

4 (17.4%)

6 (26.1%)

 

Culture

< Once per month

127 (28.5%)

18 (35.3%)

13 (56.5%)

18 (78.3%)

<0.001

 

At least once per month

318 (71.5%)

33 (64.7%)

10 (43.5%)

5 (21.7%)

 

Tourist

< Once per week

254 (57.1%)

39 (75.0%)

19 (86.4%)

15 (68.2%)

0.004

 

At least once per week

191 (42.9%)

13 (25.0%)

3 (13.6%)

7 (31.8%)

 
  1. * p-values based on chi-square tests with three degrees of freedom