All domains anticipated as being significantly different for disease duration were confirmed as such; Mobility; Activities of Daily Living; Cognitive Impairment; Communication; Bodily Discomfort.
In the child consultation the physical examination and the associated bodily and verbal communication with the child were very important to some GPs.
The HFS-36 Chinese version was modified from English version of HFS-30, including subscales of mobility, activities of daily living (ADL), emotional well-being, stigma, social support, cognition, bodily discomfort, and communication.
The measure totals 39 items, assessing eight domains of health; Mobility, Activities of Daily Living, Emotional Well-Being, Stigma, Social Support, Cognitions, Communication and Bodily Discomfort.
When comparing domains by disease duration those hypothesised as being significantly different were confirmed (Mobility, Activities of Daily Living, Cognitive Impairment, Communication and Bodily Discomfort).
The item-item correlations of mean domain scores were moderate ranging from 0.67 between Mobility and Activities of Daily Living to 0.2 between Communication and Bodily Discomfort (Table 3) as expected.
Even for the long-form version, our analysis showed that though all of the PDQ-39 items correlate well with their scale specific total score, dimensions such as " social support", " cognition", " communication" and " bodily discomfort" had relatively lower total Cronbach's alpha coefficient ranging from 0.65 to 0.68 compared to other domains with more items.
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A factor analysis of the original 65 items revealed 5 factors (communication, negative affect, bodily contact, aggression, and mobility).
From the results it became clear that professionals observed children's pain communication through their bodily expressions, behavioral changes, and verbal and non-verbal messages.
