Table 2.

Scale description and internal consistency reliability for PedsQL generic core scale and cancer module

Scale descriptive	Child self reports (n = 55)			Proxy reports (n = 98)			Patients-proxy scale
	Mean	SD*	α **	Mean	SD*	α **	ICC***
Generic Scale
Total score	71.8	17.8	0.86	71.3	17.2	0.92	0.62
Physical health	68.1	26.4	0.83	64.3	26.6	0.87	0.61
Psychosocial health	73.4	17.3	0.81	73.2	16.0	0.88	0.56
Emotional functioning	71.2	22.1	0.69	69.1	21.8	0.78	0.46
Social functioning	83.4	16.6	0.57	85.0	16.0	0.67	0.36
School Functioning****	63.5	24.6	0.66	61.6	26.0	0.79	0.44
Cancer Scale
Total score	77.1	16.8	0.82	72.2	18.3	0.89	0.62
Pain and hurt	80.1	27.4	0.70	71.0	29.8	0.84	0.31
Nausea	82.6	21.4	0.87	78.8	19.5	0.74	0.54
Procedural anxiety	69.9	32.3	0.85	60.1	36.9	0.89	0.61
Treatment anxiety	88.2	22.5	0.78	74.4	33.2	0.90	0.33
Worry	75.5	27.7	0.73	74.6	25.8	0.80	0.33
Cognitive problem	76.9	23,2	0.88	77.6	23.9	0.91	0.60
Perceived physical appear	76.4	27.2	0.64	82.5	22.6	0.69	0.16 NS
communication	68.3	37.0	0.83	60.2	36.9	0.84	0.70

Higher score indicate higher quality of life or fewer problems.

*SD = standard deviation; **α = internal consistency; ***ICC = Interclass correlation coefficient between proxy-reports and child-reports; ****n = 46 in child reports and n = 64 in proxy report.

NS = no significant