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Table 2 PedsQL 4.0 Argentinean Spanish Administration: Difficulties, help, and time to completion in children with chronic conditions

From: Initial validation of the Argentinean Spanish version of the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales in children and adolescents with chronic diseases: acceptability and comprehensibility in low-income settings

 

Children

Adults

 

5–7 yo

n = 62 1

8–12 yo

n = 90

13–18 yo

n = 65

TOTAL

n = 217

Total

n = 287

Time to completion, minutes

     

Median (range)

5'(3–20)

7'(2–28)

5'(2–12)

6'(2–28)

5'(1–16)

Required Help 1

     

No

42%

46.5%

77%

54.5%

69%

Minimal

32%

29%

21.5%

27.5%

26%

Significant

11.5%

24.5%

1.5%

14%

5%

Form of Administration

     

Adequate

100%

78%

97%

89,5%

95,5%

Administered by interviewer

N/A2

14.5%

3%

7%

4,5%

Previous version

N/A3

7.5%

0%

3.5%

N/A4

Difficulties with the format

     

Forgot

N/A2

10%

3%

5.5%

12.5%

Wrote over other item

N/A2

11%

4.5%

6.5%

4%

  1. 1Minimal help: < 4 times, Significant: ≥ 4 times during questionnaire administration.
  2. 2N/A: not applicable, always administered by interviewer
  3. 3N/A: not applicable, No existence of previous versions