Family functioning mediation in tic severity and quality of life for children with Tourette syndrome

Figure 1 The mediating effect of family functioning on the relationship between tic severity and quality of life. A: Mediating effect of family functioning on the relationship between total tic severity and psychological symptoms; B: Mediating effect of family functioning on the relationship between total tic severity and physical and activities of daily living impairments; C: Mediating effect of family functioning on the relationship between vocal tic severity and psychological symptoms; D: Mediating effect of family functioning on the relationship between vocal tic severity and physical and activities of daily living impairment. CI: Confidence interval; GTS-QoL: Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome-Quality of Life Scale; YGTSS: Yale Global Tic Severity Scale; FAD: Family Assessment Device; C: Communication; ADL: Activities of daily living. ^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01.