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Table 1 Study participant numbers, gender and age
| Participants | Female | Age (years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | Range | Mean (SD) | |
| Focus Groups with chronically ill adolescents | ||||
| Peer support group members | ||||
| Metropolitan (3 groups) | 14 | 79 | 15 - 22 | |
| Regional Victoria (1 group) | 6 | 67 | 14 - 24 | |
| Hospital ward (1 group) | 4 | 50 | 19 | |
| Total focus group sample | 24 | 71 | 14 - 24 | 18.6 (2.5) |
| Pilot testing of the ARQ | ||||
| Catholic secondary school students | 330 | 60 | 13 - 16 | 14.3 (0.49) |
| Adolescents with a chronic illness | ||||
| Hospital Clinics | ||||
| Asthma | 31 | 58 | 12 - 17 | |
| Neurology | 4 | 50 | 15 - 17 | |
| Cystic Fibrosis | 73 | 51 | 11 - 18 | |
| Rheumatology | 23 | 91 | 12 - 18 | |
| Adolescent Ward | 13 | 69 | 13 - 18 | |
| Support Groups | ||||
| Diabetes | 7 | 71 | 14 - 16 | |
| Epilepsy | 13 | 62 | 14 - 17 | |
| Peer support group (Non illness specific) | 40 | 58 | 12 - 18 | |
| Total | 204 | 60 | 11 - 18 | 14.9 (1.8) |
| Total pilot testing sample | 534 | 60 | 11 - 18 | 14.5 (1.2) |
| Revision of the ARQ | ||||
| Random sample secondary schools | ||||
| Year seven | 191 | 48 | 11 - 14 | 12.4 (0.5) |
| Year nine | 260 | 51 | 14 - 17 | 14.9 (0.6) |
| Total revision sample | 451 | 50 | 11 - 17 | 13.9 (1.4) |
