Table 3.
Relationships among PedsQL™ total and subscale scores and demographic characteristics
| Age | Gender | Race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <13 years | ≥13 years | Male | Female | White | Others | |
| PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales | ||||||
| Total score | 67.9 (16.5) | 68.1 (17.9) | 68.9 (17.1) | 67.1 (17.7) | 65.2 (17.3) | 69.7 (17.3) |
| t = 0.05 | p = 0.96 | t = 0.40 | p = 0.69 | t = −0.96 | p = 0.34 | |
| Physical functioning | 56.4 (21.3) | 58.4 (25.0) | 58.1 (24.6) | 57.3 (23.2) | 53.3 (24.0) | 60.2 (23.5) |
| t = 0.31 | p = 0.76 | t = 0.13 | p = 0.90 | t = −1.10 | p = 0.28 | |
| Emotional functioning | 77.8 (24.8) | 75.2 (20.5) | 76.4 (21.4) | 75.7 (22.6) | 75.5 (21.3) | 76.4 (22.4) |
| t = −0.42 | p = 0.68 | t = 0.13 | p = 0.90 | t = −0.16 | p = 0.87 | |
| Social functioning | 81.8 (13.9) | 81.6 (16.7) | 81.3 (16.3) | 82.1 (15.4) | 80.2 (18.5) | 82.5 (14.1) |
| t = −0.03 | p = 0.98 | t = −0.22 | p = 0.83 | t = −0.54 | p = 0.59 | |
| School functioning | 62.5 (23.5) | 65.6 (27.1) | 66.4 (25.9) | 62.2 (25.6) | 57.3 (24.6) | 68.8 (25.6) |
| t = 0.43 | p = 0.67 | t = 0.60 | p = 0.55 | t = −1.62 | p = 0.11 | |
| PedsQL™ 3.0 Cancer Module | ||||||
| Total score | 77.6 (14.3) | 75.9 (14.9) | 77.6 (15.8) | 75.3 (13.4) | 76.3 (17.9) | 76.6 (12.7) |
| t = −0.42 | p = 0.67 | t = 0.60 | p = 0.55 | t = −0.09 | p = 0.93 | |
| Pain and hurt | 79.4 (20.4) | 68.9 (28.9) | 76.2 (26.3) | 68.1 (27.1) | 67.0 (33.5) | 75.3 (21.9) |
| t = −1.45 | p = 0.15 | t = 1.18 | p = 0.24 | t = −1.17 | p = 0.25 | |
| Nausea | 72.0 (19.1) | 67.3 (25.7) | 66.6 (27.0) | 71.4 (19.6) | 65.0 (25.5) | 71.0 (22.7) |
| t = −0.72 | p = 0.47 | t = −0.79 | p = 0.43 | t = −0.95 | p = 0.34 | |
| Procedural anxiety | 67.5 (28.3) | 77.6 (29.0) | 83.6 (23.5) | 64.1 (31.3) | 72.7 (33.8) | 75.2 (26.2) |
| t = 1.29 | p = 0.20 | t = 2.73 | p = 0.01 | t = −0.32 | p = 0.75 | |
| Treatment anxiety | 89.2 (20.6) | 82.5 (24.4) | 83.3 (25.5) | 86.3 (20.8) | 81.8 (29.3) | 86.4 (19.2) |
| t = −1.05 | p = 0.30 | t = −0.49 | p = 0.63 | t = −0.73 | p = 0.47 | |
| Worry | 74.6 (25.6) | 67.1 (24.8) | 66.9 (26.7) | 72.4 (23.3) | 72.3 (28.2) | 67.9 (23.4) |
| t = −1.10 | p = 0.28 | t = −0.85 | p = 0.40 | t = 0.66 | p = 0.52 | |
| Cognitive problems | 83.8 (15.8) | 78.8 (15.8) | 80.9 (15.5) | 79.8 (16.5) | 78.4 (16.9) | 81.5 (15.3) |
| t = −1.16 | p = 0.25 | t = 0.28 | p = 0.78 | t = −0.73 | p = 0.47 | |
| Perceived physical appearance | 80.8 (25.5) | 83.5 (17.4) | 87.5 (17.3) | 77.3 (22.1) | 90.5 (13.2) | 78.2 (22.3) |
| t = 0.49 | p = 0.63 | t = 2.01 | p = 0.05 | t = 2.72 | p = 0.01 | |
| Communication | 74.2 (26.5) | 83.5 (20.7) | 80.2 (24.8) | 80.7 (21.1) | 85.2 (20.1) | 77.8 (24.3) |
| t = 1.51 | p = 0.14 | t = −0.09 | p = 0.93 | t = 1.22 | p = 0.23 | |