Table 2 Kendall-Tau correlations (r_τ, p) of illness perceptions and FoP with HRQoL, by stage of medical treatment

Child’s illness perceptions

 IPQ-R Symptoms

 − .302 (.005)

 − .254 (.021)

 IPQ-R Timeline-acute/chronic

.103 (.368)

.037 (.738)

 IPQ-R Timeline-cyclical

 − .308 (.008)

 − .126 (.260)

 IPQ-R Consequences

 − .213 (.064)

 − .204 (.064)

 IPQ-R Coherence

.015 (.895)

.046 (.677)

 IPQ-R Personal control

 − .033 (.827)

.195 (.077)

 IPQ-R Emotional representations

 − .006 (.961)

 − .095 (.391)

Parent’s illness perceptions

 IPQ-R Symptoms

 − .235 (.029)

 − .150 (.186)

 IPQ-R Timeline-acute/chronic

.269 (.013)

 − .053 (.633)

 IPQ-R Timeline-cyclical

.058 (.702)

 − .042 (.705)

 IPQ-R Consequences

.168 (.118)

 − .219 (.046)

 IPQ-R Coherence

 − .080 (.455)

.077 (.486)

 IPQ-R Personal control

 − .125 (.238)

 − .023 (.838)

 IPQ-R Emotional representations

.134 (.215)

 − .035 (.753)

Child’ FoP

 − .108 (.501)

 − .319 (.004)

Parent’s FoP

.063 (.549)

 − .039 (.726)