Table 2.
PedsQL 4.0 Argentinean Spanish Administration: Difficulties, help, and time to completion in children with chronic conditions
| Children | Adults | ||||
|
5–7 yo n = 621 |
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 Help1 | |||||
| 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% |
1Minimal help: < 4 times, Significant: ≥ 4 times during questionnaire administration.
2N/A: not applicable, always administered by interviewer
3N/A: not applicable, No existence of previous versions