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Table 6 Mean PedsQLâ„¢ 4.0 Generic Core Scales Parent Proxy-Report Scores by Gender and Age Group

From: Development of six PROMIS pediatrics proxy-report item banks

PedsQLâ„¢Generic Core Scales

Total Scale Score Mean (SD)

Normative Data Sample*-Proxy with Female Child (n = 4834)

81.5 (15.9)

Normative Data Sample *-Proxy with Male Child (n = 5236)

81.3 (15.9)

PROMIS Sample-Proxy with Female Child (n = 256)

82.6 (11.8)

PROMIS Sample-Proxy with Male Child (n = 208)

81.0 (12.1)

Normative Data Sample *-Proxy with Child Ages 5-7 years old (n = 2464)

78.0 (16.4)

Normative Data Sample *-Proxy with Child Ages 8-12 years old (n = 3152)

78.9 (16.6)

Normative Data Sample *-Proxy with Child Ages 13-1 years old (n = 1384)

79.5 (16.4)

PROMIS Sample-Proxy with Child Ages 5-7 years old (n = 106)

83.3 (10.8)a

PROMIS Sample-Proxy with Child Ages 8-12 years old (n = 174)

81.1 (12.1)

PROMIS Sample-Proxy with Child Ages 8-18 years old (n = 187)

81.9 (12.4)

  1. *from published normative values [29]
  2. aIndicates PROMIS sample means that are significantly higher (p < 0.05) than the corresponding normative sample means.