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Table 5 Scale descriptives for PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales child self-report and parent proxy-report: Healthy sample and chronic condition sample

From: Validation of the Korean version of the pediatric quality of life inventory™ 4.0 (PedsQL™) generic core scales in school children and adolescents using the rasch model

Scale

Healthy sample

Chronic health condition sample

Difference

Effect size

t score

 

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

   

Child self-report

         

   Total Score

1341

88.16

10.74

48

81.23

13.53

6.93

0.65

-4.35***

   Physical Health

1350

88.44

12.33

48

79.49

16.96

8.95

0.73

-4.87***

   Psychosocial Health

1359

87.93

11.61

49

81.94

13.52

5.99

0.52

-3.53***

   Emotional Functioning

1362

82.91

18.52

49

73.27

23.73

9.64

0.52

-3.55***

   Social Functioning

1366

93.55

11.28

49

90.51

12.34

3.04

0.23

-1.85

   School Functioning

1367

87.22

13.00

49

82.04

15.44

5.18

0.40

-2.72**

Parent proxy-report

         

   Total Score

1347

90.56

9.47

47

83.67

12.88

6.88

0.73

-4.83***

   Physical Health

1362

92.02

10.75

48

82.62

14.87

9.40

0.87

-5.87***

   Psychosocial Health

1360

89.70

10.49

47

84.08

13.49

5.62

0.54

-3.58***

   Emotional Functioning

1370

84.43

16.40

47

78.40

20.14

6.03

0.37

-2.46*

   Social Functioning

1373

94.97

10.15

49

91.63

12.05

3.34

0.33

-2.25*

   School Functioning

1369

89.58

12.18

49

82.14

16.04

7.44

0.61

-4.15***

  1. Effect sizes are designated as small (0.20), medium (0.50), and large (0.80). *p < .05. **p < .01.***p < .0001.