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Table 4 Descriptive statistics and reliability of QOLIE-AD-48 subscales

From: Health-related quality of life in adolescents with chronic physical illness in northern Russia: a cross-sectional study

Subscale1

Mean score (SD)

Girls (29)

Boys (19)

Cronbach’s alpha

Impact

74.48 (8.7)

77.15 (8.5)

70.54 (7.75)

0.41

Memory/concentration

69.9 (17.8)

74.31*(18.76)

63.28 (14.45)

0.89

Attitude

36.9 (21.4)

32.36 (23.32)

43.75* (16.79)

0.89

Physical functioning

70.5 (14.2)

71.55 (11.88)

68.94 (17.44)

0.42

Stigma

59.8 (20.7)

64.48 (23.63)

52.92 (13.54)

0.81

Social support

91.4 (8.11)

88.57 (7.29)

95.72 (7.52)

0.68

School behavior

91.2 (10.5)

88.57 (11.93)

95.39 (6.19)

0.49

Health perception

60.4 (8.8)

62.64 (9.07)

57.01 (7.48)

0.18

Total

67.1 (7.1)

69.10** (6.88)

64.13 (6.42)

0.74

  1. 1Higher score, better QoL.
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 significant differences between girls and boys scores.