A comparative study: quality of life, self-competence, and self-liking among the caregivers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other non-ADHD children

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 4 Relation between QOL, self-competence, and self-liking of caregivers of non-ADHD children and their socio-demographic characters (n = 108)

Variables	No	QOL (n = 108)						Self-competence (n = 108)						Self-liking (n = 108)
		Good		Fair		Poor		Good		Fair		Poor		Good		fair
		No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%
Age per year
≤ 30	17	9	52.94	7	41.18	1	5.88	8	47.06	9	52.94	0	.00	12	70.59	5	29.41
> 30–40	44	16	36.36	28	63.64	0	.00	16	36.36	27	61.36	1	2.27	30	68.18	14	31.82
> 40	47	9	19.15	34	72.34	4	8.51	9	19.15	36	76.60	2	4.26	17	36.17	30	63.83
χ² (p value)		10.6 (0.031)						6.2 (0.18)						11.5 (0.003)
Sex
Female	36	4	11.11	28	77.78	4	11.11	7	19.44	27	75.00	2	5.56	17	47.22	19	52.78
Male	72	30	41.67	41	56.94	1	1.39	26	36.11	45	62.50	1	1.39	42	58.33	30	41.67
χ² (p value)		13.6 (0.001)						4.2 (0.12)						1.2 (0.27)
Marital status
Married	70	28	40.00	41	58.57	1	1.43	22	31.43	47	67.14	1	1.43	46	65.71	24	34.29
Others	38	6	15.79	28	73.68	4	10.53	11	28.95	25	65.79	2	5.26	13	34.21	25	65.79
χ² (p value)		9.8 (0.007)						1.4 (0. 51)						9.8 (0.002)
Education
Diploma	34	10	29.41	24	70.59	0	.00	13	38.24	19	55.88	2	5.88	19	55.88	15	44.12
Bachelors	59	17	28.81	37	62.71	5	8.47	13	22.03	46	77.97	0	.00	31	52.54	28	47.46
Post-graduate	15	7	46.67	8	53.33	0	.00	7	46.67	7	46.67	1	6.67	9	60.00	6	40.00
χ² (p value)		5.9 (0.2)						9.6 (0.048)						0.3 (0.86)
Occupation
Employee	76	27	35.53	45	59.21	4	5.26	26	34.21	49	64.47	1	1.32	41	53.95	35	46.05
Non-working	32	7	21.88	24	75.00	1	3.13	7	21.88	23	71.88	2	6.25	18	56.25	14	43.75
χ² (p value)		2.4 (0.29)						3.3 (0.19)						0.05 (0.83)
Medical history of diseases
No	85	33	38.8	51	60.0	1	1.18	31	36.47	53	62.35	1	1.18	56	65.88	29	34.12
Yes	23	1	4.35	18	78.26	4	17.39	2	8.70	19	82.61	2	8.7	3	13.04	20	86.96
χ² (p value)		18.1 (0.0001)						9.4 (0.009)						20.4 (0.0001)