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Table 5 PedsQL 4.0 Argentinean Spanish Scores and internal consistency by age group. (Analysis of Variance – ANOVA)

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

 

2–4 yo

5–7 yo

8–12 yo

13–18 yo

 

Score/Dimension

N

Mean

Total

Score

(SD)

α 1

N

Mean

Total

Score

(SD)

α 1

N

Mean

Total

Score

(SD)

α 1

N

Mean

Total

Score

(SD)

α 1

Differences 2

Self-Report

Total

N/A

N/A3

N/A

43

60.03

(15.86)

0.76

76

66.75

(16.8)

0.86

58

72.6

(15.41)

0.89

 

Physical

N/A

N/A

N/A

49

62.20

(20.40)

0.57

85

66.36

(20.24)

0.73

72

74.24

(16.24)

0.71

13–18yo > 5–7yo***

13–18yo > 8–12yo*

Psychosocial

N/A

N/A

N/A

45

58.81

(16.13)

0.65

80

66.98

(17.34)

0.81

61

71.67

(16.83)

0.86

8–12yo > 5–7yo**

13–18yo > 5–7yo***

Emotional

N/A

N/A

N/A

53

62.07

(23.56)

0.45

90

63.47

(21.03)

0.62

65

69.54

(19.3)

0.72

NS

Social

N/A

N/A

N/A

49

57.23

(20.64)

0.28

89

70.05

(20.68)

0.59

65

77.61

(19.64)

0.73

8–12,13–18yo > 5–7yo***

School

N/A

N/A

N/A

47

56.80

(20.86)

0.44

81

68.47

(21.69)

0.65

61

68.47

(19.53)

0.69

8–12yo > 5–7yo***

13–18yo > 5–7yo**

Proxy-Report

Total

66

80.15

(13.19)

0.624

50

73.88

(16.26)

0.89

80

69

(21.24)

0.84

53

71.25

(17.18)

0.89

2–4yo > 8–12,13–18yo***

Physical

66

82.34

(14.94)

0.65

58

74.78

(21.3)

0.86

87

70.12

(21.24)

0.77

61

72.59

(20)

0.78

2–4yo > 8–12***

2–4yo > 13–18yo*

Psychosocial

69

78.41

(14.29)

0.305

53

73.33

(16.5)

0.83

81

68.4

(15.62)

0.77

55

70.62

(18.01)

0.84

2–4yo > 8–12***

2–4yo > 13–18yo*

Emotional

70

75.46

(15.4)

0.54

62

69.68

(19.97)

0.73

90

66.05

(19.04)

0.62

63

66.17

(22.58)

0.75

2–4yo >

8–12,13–18yo*

Social

69

83.86

(17.65)

0.65

61

77.38

(20.10)

0.65

90

73.67

(21.95)

0.72

63

77.30

(21.54)

0.79

2–4yo > 8–12yo*

School

20

73.68

(13.96)

0.47

54

71.76

(22.06)

0.74

81

65.72

(22.4)

0.65

57

68.65

(20.55)

0.64

NS

  1. 1 Cronbach α Coefficient 2p values based on analysis of variance (ANOVA) comparing the mean scores across age groups *p < .05 **p < 0.01 ***p < .005 with Bonferroni correction for the number of comparisons, p < .005 values should be considered statistically significant. NS: non significant, p > 0.05. 3N/A: not applicable 4If school items are excluded, α = 0.83. 5 If school items are excluded, α = 0.76.