Table 2 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics.
Characteristics | Intervention group (N = 31) | Control group (N = 31) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Parents | |||
Age (Years), M (SD) | 36.94 (5.59) | 37.19 (3.34) | 0.82 |
Gender M/F (%) | 10/90 | 32/68 | 0.059 |
Education Primary/Secondary and higher (%) | 3/97 | 1/99 | 0.73 |
Working (%) | 71 | 68 | 0.89 |
Public Health Insurance (%) | 100 | 100 | 1 |
Children | |||
Gender M/F (%) | 68/32 | 75/25 | 0.39 |
Current Age (Years), M(SD) | 5.61 (0.91) | 5.94 (1.03) | 0.19 |
Age at diagnosis (Months), M (SD) | 33.48 (7.39) | 32.71 (7.72) | 0.68 |
Aberrant Behavior Checklist, M (SD) | |||
Irritability | 16.09 (4.94) | 15.80 (2.37) | 0.87 |
Social Withdrawal | 11.38 (2.66) | 10.67 (2.37) | 0.27 |
Stereotyped behavior | 6.16 (1.73) | 6.06 (1.59) | 0.82 |
Hyperactivity | 16.64 (4.92) | 15.12 (2.77) | 0.13 |
Inappropriate Speech | 6.80 (1.51) | 6.09 (1.46) | 0.06 |
SCQ, M (SD) | 20.32 (2.92) | 19.68 (3.31) | 0,41 |
HADS | |||
Anxiety M (SD) | 13.10 (2.83) | 11.94 (3.37) | 0.14 |
Depression, M (SD) | 12.35 (2.28) | 11.29 (2.58) | 0.09 |
QOL | |||
Physical domain | 11.88 (2.03) | 11.75 (1.72) | 0.78 |
Psychological domain | 10.52 (2.24) | 10.84 (2.06) | 0.56 |
Environmental domain | 9.88 (2.34) | 10.77 (2.12) | 0.12 |
Social domain | 10.90 (2.89) | 11.44 (3.14) | 0.48 |
