Table 2 Internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) of the PedsQL (sub) scales
| Â | Â | Total | Healthy | Chronic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health condition | |||||||
PedsQL (sub) scale | N | α | N | α | N | α | |
All participants | Total score | 649 | .93 | 512 | .92 | 137 | .93 |
Physical health | 649 | .89 | 512 | .86 | 137 | .91 | |
Psychosocial health | 649 | .91 | 512 | .90 | 137 | .90 | |
Emotional functioning | 649 | .84 | 512 | .84 | 137 | .83 | |
Social functioning | 649 | .82 | 512 | .83 | 137 | .79 | |
School/work functioning | 649 | .83 | 512 | .81 | 137 | .84 | |
Female | Total score | 332 | .92 | 245 | .90 | 87 | .94 |
Physical health | 332 | .90 | 245 | .84 | 87 | .92 | |
Psychosocial health | 332 | .90 | 245 | .88 | 87 | .91 | |
Emotional functioning | 332 | .83 | 245 | .83 | 87 | .83 | |
Social functioning | 332 | .82 | 245 | .83 | 87 | .80 | |
School/work functioning | 332 | .84 | 245 | .80 | 87 | .86 | |
Male | Total score | 317 | .93 | 267 | .93 | 50 | .91 |
Physical health | 317 | .87 | 267 | .88 | 50 | .82 | |
Psychosocial health | 317 | .91 | 267 | .92 | 50 | .88 | |
Emotional functioning | 317 | .84 | 267 | .85 | 50 | .81 | |
Social functioning | 317 | .82 | 267 | .83 | 50 | .77 | |
School/work functioning | 317 | .81 | 267 | .81 | 50 | .80 | |
Age group 18-25 | Total score | 385 | .92 | 310 | .91 | 75 | .92 |
Physical health | 385 | .88 | 310 | .85 | 75 | .89 | |
Psychosocial health | 385 | .90 | 310 | .90 | 75 | .89 | |
Emotional functioning | 385 | .84 | 310 | .84 | 75 | .79 | |
Social functioning | 385 | .83 | 310 | .83 | 75 | .78 | |
School/work functioning | 385 | .82 | 310 | .80 | 75 | .79 | |
Age group 26-30 | Total score | 264 | .93 | 202 | .93 | 62 | .94 |
Physical health | 264 | .91 | 202 | .87 | 62 | .93 | |
Psychosocial health | 264 | .91 | 202 | .91 | 62 | .92 | |
Emotional functioning | 264 | .85 | 202 | .84 | 62 | .86 | |
Social functioning | 264 | .81 | 202 | .82 | 62 | .80 | |
| Â | School/work functioning | 264 | .84 | 202 | .82 | 62 | .87 |