Table 1.

Scale descriptives for PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales: Child self-report and parent proxy-report

Scale	Scale descriptives
	Number of items	N	α	Mean	SD	Range	%Floor	%Ceiling
Child self-report
Total Score	23	1396	.90	87.93	10.90	35.87–100	0.0	13.3
Physical Health	8	1405	.79	88.14	12.62	15.63–100	0.0	26.4
Psychosocial Health	15	1415	.87	87.73	11.72	20.00–100	0.0	18.6
Emotional Functioning	5	1418	.83	82.58	18.79	0.00–100	0.1	32.4
Social Functioning	5	1422	.82	93.47	11.31	25.00–100	0.0	60.8
School Functioning	5	1423	.72	87.07	13.10	20.00–100	0.0	30.6
Parent proxy-report
Total Score	23	1399	.90	90.33	9.68	47.83–100	0.0	20.3
Physical Health	8	1415	.80	91.71	11.02	37.50–100	0.0	41.3
Psychosocial Health	15	1412	.88	89.52	10.64	43.33–100	0.0	25.4
Emotional Functioning	5	1422	.83	84.26	16.56	20.00–100	0.0	35.6
Social Functioning	5	1427	.88	89.31	12.40	15.00–100	0.0	69.3
School Functioning	5	1428	.75	89.29	12.39	30.00–100	0.0	41.3

α = Cronbach's alpha. % Floor/ceiling = percentage of scores at the extremes of the scaling range. Higher scores equal better health-related quality of life.