Health related quality of life in Dutch young adults: psychometric properties of the PedsQL generic core scales young adult version

Limperg, Perrine F; Haverman, Lotte; van Oers, Hedy A; van Rossum, Marion AJ; Maurice-Stam, Heleen; Grootenhuis, Martha A

doi:10.1186/1477-7525-12-9

Table 3 PedsQL norms: mean scale scores by gender, age and health status

		Total			Healthy			Chronic			Chronic vs. healthy
		Total			Healthy			Health condition			Chronic vs. healthy
	PedsQL (sub) scale	N	M	SD	N	M	SD	N	M	SD	p value	Effect size
All participants	Total score	649	83.93 ˜ ˜	13.07	512	85.88	11.45	137	76.65	15.92	.00***	0.81
	Physical health	649	87.13 ˜ ˜	16.01	512	89.60	12.99	137	77.90	21.87	.00***	0.90
	Psychosocial health	649	82.22 ˜ ˜	13.75	512	83.89	12.78	137	75.99	15.40	.00***	0.62
	Emotional functioning	649	77.23 ˜ ˜	18.04	512	78.54	17.60	137	72.30	18.87	.00***	0.35
	Social functioning	649	87.17 ˜	14.51	512	88.78	13.30	137	81.17	17.11	.00***	0.57
	School/work functioning	649	82.27	15.73	512	84.36	14.40	137	74.49	17.96	.00***	0.69
Female	Total score	332	81.27	13.30	245	84.10	10.70	87	73.30	16.40	.00***	1.01
	Physical health	332	83.61	17.61	245	87.53	12.89	87	72.59	23.57	.00***	1.16
	Psychosocial health	332	80.02	13.49	245	82.27	11.93	87	73.68	15.53	.00***	0.72
	Emotional functioning	332	72.86	17.56	245	74.39	17.05	87	68.56	18.33	.00***	0.34
	Social functioning	332	85.78	14.76	245	88.04	13.31	87	79.43	16.77	.00***	0.65
	School/work functioning	332	81.42	16.11	245	84.39	13.97	87	73.05	18.70	.00***	0.81
Male	Total score	317	86.72	12.23	267	87.51	11.88	50	82.48	13.30	.02*	0.42
	Physical health	317	90.81	13.20	267	91.50	12.82	50	87.13	14.69	.05	0.34
	Psychosocial health	317	84.53	13.66	267	85.38	13.37	50	80.00	14.44	.02*	0.40
	Emotional functioning	317	81.80	17.42	267	82.36	17.25	50	78.80	18.17	.21	0.21
	Social functioning	317	88.63	14.12	267	89.46	13.28	50	84.20	17.45	.02*	0.40
	School/work functioning	317	83.17	15.29	267	84.33	14.81	50	77.00	16.48	.01**	0.49
Age group 18-25	Total score	385	83.82°°	12.74	310	85.90	11.18	75	75.23	15.08	.00***	0.95
	Physical health	385	87.78°°	15.16	310	90.20	12.45	75	77.79	20.47	.00***	1.00
	Psychosocial health	385	81.71°	13.66	310	83.60	12.68	75	73.78	14.83	.00***	0.77
	Emotional functioning	385	76.73°°	18.07	310	78.42	17.68	75	69.73	18.08	.00***	0.49
	Social functioning	385	86.64	14.90	310	88.44	13.66	75	79.20	17.42	.00***	0.68
	School/work functioning	385	81.75	15.45	310	83.95	14.26	75	72.67	16.89	.00***	0.79
Age group 18–25 female	Total score	206	81.95	12.94	159	84.73	10.74	47	72.55	15.24	.00***	1.13
	Physical health	206	85.48	16.09	159	88.95	12.05	47	73.74	21.73	.00***	1.26
	Psychosocial health	206	80.06	13.59	159	82.47	12.23	47	71.91	14.57	.00***	0.86
	Emotional functioning	206	72.52	18.05	159	74.62	17.86	47	65.43	17.28	.00***	0.51
	Social functioning	206	85.85	14.99	159	88.11	13.58	47	78.19	17.05	.00***	0.73
	School/work functioning	206	81.82	15.49	159	84.69	13.99	47	72.13	16.51	.00***	0.90
Age group 18–25 male	Total score	179	85.97	12.20	151	87.13	11.54	28	79.74	13.92	.01**	0.64
	Physical health	179	90.43	13.58	151	91.51	12.77	28	84.60	16.36	.04*	0.54
	Psychosocial health	179	83.59	13.54	151	84.79	13.07	28	77.14	14.44	.01**	0.59
	Emotional functioning	179	81.56	16.89	151	82.42	16.72	28	76.96	17.34	.13	0.33
	Social functioning	179	87.54	14.78	151	88.77	13.77	28	80.89	18.21	.04*	0.57
	School/work functioning	179	81.68	15.44	151	83.18	14.54	28	73.57	17.79	.01**	0.66
Age group 26-30	Total score	264	84.09^^^	13.55	202	85.85	11.87	62	78.37	16.85	.00***	0.63
	Physical health	264	86.17^^^	17.17	202	88.68	13.76	62	78.02	26.63	.00***	0.77
	Psychosocial health	264	82.98^^^	13.86	202	84.34	12.96	62	78.55	15.79	.00***	0.45
	Emotional functioning	264	77.95^^^	18.00	202	78.74	17.51	62	75.40	19.47	.20	0.19
	Social functioning	264	87.95^^	13.92	202	89.31	12.75	62	83.55	16.56	.01**	0.45
	School/work functioning	264	83.03^	16.13	202	84.98	14.62	62	76.69	19.08	.00***	0.57
Age group 26–30 female	Total score	126	73.41	16.78	86	82.94	10.59	40	74.18	17.83	.00***	0.83
	Physical health	126	85.67	14.11	86	84.88	14.02	40	71.25	25.78	.00***	0.97
	Psychosocial health	126	80.75	17.12	86	81.90	11.41	40	75.75	16.22	.02*	0.54
	Emotional functioning	126	79.95	13.37	86	73.95	15.70	40	72.25	19.05	.60	0.11
	Social functioning	126	80.16	13.86	86	87.91	12.87	40	80.88	16.52	.01**	0.55
	School/work functioning	126	80.56	19.53	86	83.84	13.99	40	74.13	21.15	.00***	0.69
Age group 26–30 male	Total score	138	82.10	18.14	116	88.01	12.34	22	85.97	11.85	.48	0.17
	Physical health	138	90.04	13.13	116	91.49	12.93	22	90.34	11.85	.70	0.09
	Psychosocial health	138	85.11	17.93	116	86.15	13.77	22	83.64	13.92	.44	0.18
	Emotional functioning	138	85.75	13.77	116	82.28	17.99	22	81.14	19.33	.78	0.06
	Social functioning	138	87.68	12.25	116	90.34	12.61	22	88.41	15.84	.53	0.15
	School/work functioning	138	91.30	12.73	116	85.82	15.08	22	81.36	13.82	.20	0.30

*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001 chronic versus healthy.
˜p < .01, males differed from females in the total group.
˜ ˜p < .00, males differed from females in the total group.
°p < .01, males differed from females in age group 18–25.
°°p < .00, males differed from females in age group 18–25.
^p < .03, males differed from females in age group 26–30.
^^p < .01, males differed from females in age group 26–30.
^^^p < .00, males differed from females in age group 26–30.

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