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Table 1 Participant demographics

From: Construct validity and impact of mode of administration of the PedsQL™ among a pediatric injury population

  

Construct validity

Reliability of modalities

N = 233 (%)

N = 44 (%)

Respondent

Self-report

140 (60)

11 (25)

Parent proxy report

93 (40)

33 (75)

Treatment

Emergency department

178 (76)

0

Admitted 1-3 days

31 (13)

21 (48)

Admitted 4+ days

24 (10)

22 (50)

Unknown

0

1 (2)

Age of injured child (years)

0-2

31 (13)

6 14)

2-4

50 (21)

9 (20)

5-7

40 (17)

5 (11)

8-12

62 (27)

11 (25)

13-16

50 (21)

14 (32)

Sex of injured child

Boy

144 (62)

26 (59)

Girl

89 (38)

18 (41)

Injury type

Head injury

36 (15)

3 (7)

Upper extremities fracture

48 (21)

5 (11)

Lower extremities fracture

18 (8)

6 (14)

Dislocation, sprain and strain

23 (10)

3 (7)

Minor external

36 (15)

1 (2)

Internal organ

2 (1)

1 (2)

Facial

3 (1)

0

Other*

67 (29)

25 (57)

Family income

Above national median

170 (73)

20 (45)

Below national median

51 (22)

13 (30)

Not specified

12 (5)

11 (25)

  1. *Includes open wounds, burns, injury to nerves, dental injury, poisoning, and asphyxia.