Table 2 Cronbach's alpha for the generic and diabetic module in Iranian children with diabetes and score subscales for diabetic and school children

n

mean ± SD

α

n

mean ± SD

PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic

Core Scales

Child self-report

Total score

23

94

67.98 ± 14.03

0.87

200

78.21+13.23

33.33

(1,292)

< 0.001

Physical health

8

94

69.18 ± 17.05

0.77

200

80.06+15.02

29.34

(1,292)

< 0.001

Emotional functioning

5

94

59.84 ± 20.41

0.71

200

69.17+19.60

13.93

(1,292)

< 0.001

Social functioning

5

94

76.78 ± 18.19

0.73

200

78.62+18.25

1.69

(1,292)

0.194

School functioning

5

94

65.79 ± 18.23

0.73

200

83.90+16.59

52.54

(1,292)

< 0.001

Psychosocial health

15

94

67.34 ± 14.72

0.82

200

77.23+14.36

26.15

(1,292)

< 0.001

Parent proxy-report

Total score

23

94

67.03 ± 12.83

0.83

200

74.79+16.22

14.91

(1,292)

< 0.001

Physical health

8

94

67.42 ± 16.50

0.73

200

76.00+20.11

12.03

(1,292)

0.001

Emotional functioning

5

94

58.63 ± 18.48

0.73

200

68.02+21.09

16.37

(1,292)

< 0.001

Social functioning

5

94

75.16 ± 18.63

0.71

200

81.30+20.90

2.99

(1,292)

0.085

School functioning

5

94

66.65 ± 19.24

0.72

200

73.12+20.68

5.61

(1,292)

0.019

Psychosocial health

15

94

66.81 ± 13.81

0.79

200

74.15+16.59

12.13

(1,292)

0.001

PedsQL™ 3.0 Diabetic

Module

Child self-report

Diabetes symptoms

11

94

59.21 ± 14.46

0.74

-

-

-

-

-

Treatment barriers

4

94

58.38 ± 21.51

0.67

-

-

-

-

-

Treatment adherence

7

94

60.18 ± 18.12

0.78

-

-

-

-

-

Worry

3

94

56.47 ± 23.35

0.71

-

-

-

-

-

Communication

3

94

61.08 ± 27.34

0.76

-

-

-

-

-

Parent proxy-report

Diabetes symptoms

11

94

58.57 ± 13.62

0.73

-

-

-

-

-

Treatment barriers

4

94

53.53 ± 21.03

0.68

-

-

-

-

-

Treatment adherence

7

94

57.60 ± 15.99

0.71

-

-

-

-

-

Worry

3

94

56.91 ± 23.01

0.72

-

-

-

-

-

Communication

3

94

60.99 ± 25.69

0.70

-

-

-

-

-