Table 2.
Scale Descriptives for the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales for Child Self-Report and Parent Proxy-Report and Comparisons with Pediatric Chronic Disease Scores
| Liver Transplant | Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis | Type 1 Diabetes | Cancer (Off-Treatment > 12 months) | Cardiac | Renal Transplant | Renal Dialysis | IBD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale | Mean ± SD (adj. sig. level) | Mean ± SD (adj. sig. level) | Mean ± SD (adj. sig. level) | Mean ± SD (adj. sig. level) | Mean ± SD (adj. sig. level) | Mean ± SD (adj. sig. level) | Mean ± SD (adj. sig. level) | Mean ± SD (adj. sig. level) |
| Child Self-Report | (n = 363) | (n = 82) | (n =292 ) | (n =72 ) | (n = 157) | (n =39 ) | (n =46 ) | (n =70 ) |
| Total Score | 77.21 ± 14.28 | 73.50 ± 16.53 (NS) | 80.79 ± 12.78 (p<0.004) | 77.50 ± 15.30 (NS) | 78.83 ± 13.80 (NS) | 78.94 ± 14.24 (NS) | 69.77 ± 14.90 (p<0.05) | 76.85 ± 14.31 (NS) |
| Physical Health | 82.29 ± 15.62 | 70.60 ± 21.73 (p<0.001) | 85.80 ± 13.16 (p<0.006) | 79.95 ± 18.78 (NS) | 83.02 ± 15.69 (NS) | 80.76 ± 20.53 (NS) | 69.62 ± 19.11 (p<0.001) | 77.90 ± 17.32 (NS) |
| Psychosocial Health | 74.51 ± 15.83 | 74.99 ± 16.57 (NS) | 78.06 ± 14.55 (p<0.006) | 76.30 ± 16.04 (NS) | 76.56 ± 14.90 (NS) | 77.86 ± 13.46 (NS) | 69.88 ± 15.04 (NS) | 76.29 ± 14.44 (NS) |
| Emotional Functioning | 74.00 ± 19.90 | 72.10 ± 21.46 (NS) | 74.16 ± 19.77 (NS) | 77.57 ± 20.31 (NS) | 74.17 ± 18.42 (NS) | 79.04 ± 18.70 (NS) | 71.88 ± 18.61 (NS) | 74.00 ± 20.49 (NS) |
| Social Functioning | 80.95 ± 19.09 | 78.58 ± 19.34 (NS) | 85.93 ± 16.42 (p<0.002) | 79.36 ± 19.77 (NS) | 82.53 ± 16.97 (NS) | 82.31 ± 17.54 (NS) | 75.19 ± 17.52 (NS) | 86.43 ± 14.67 (p<0.05) |
| School Functioning | 68.53 ± 18.56 | 74.61 ± 18.35 (p<0.05) | 74.27 ± 18.16 (p<0.001) | 71.11 ± 18.11 (NS) | 73.13 ± 18.20 (NS) | 72.31 ± 16.13 (NS) | 62.34 ± 20.45 (NS) | 68.43 ± 18.21 (NS) |
| Parent Proxy-Report | (n = 869) | (n = 97 ) | (n = 310 ) | (n = 94 ) | (n = 222 ) | (n = 45 ) | (n =50 ) | (n = 70 ) |
| Total Score | 77.26 ± 17.58 | 73.43 ± 18.96 (NS) | 77.48 ± 14.33 (NS) | 73.64 ± 18.72 (NS) | 81.94 ± 14.84 (p<0.001) | 75.57 ± 17.75 (NS) | 64.27 ± 16.84 (p<0.001) | 70.54 ± 16.81 (p<0.05) |
| Physical Health | 79.33 ± 22.07 | 69.69 ± 23.68 (p<0.002) | 82.19 ± 17.97 (NS) | 74.80 ± 24.08 (NS) | 86.13 ± 16.90 (p<0.001) | 78.38 ± 24.65 (NS) | 64.75 ± 22.18 (p<0.001) | 71.70 ± 20.37 (p<0.05) |
| Psychosocial Health | 75.72 ± 17.33 | 75.48 ± 18.50 (NS) | 74.91 ± 15.12 (NS) | 72.95 ± 18.07 (NS) | 79.55 ± 15.54 (p<0.003) | 74.14 ± 17.50 (NS) | 64.08 ± 16.48 (p<0.001) | 69.93 ± 16.56 (p<0.05) |
| Emotional Functioning | 73.27 ± 19.28 | 74.47 ± 20.32 (NS) | 70.38 ± 18.35 (NS) | 72.93 ± 19.94 (NS) | 76.94 ± 20.11 (p<0.05) | 75.67 ± 18.36 (NS) | 62.50 ± 18.91 (p<0.001) | 66.00 ± 20.55 (p<0.05) |
| Social Functioning | 78.99 ± 20.63 | 76.08 ± 21.31 (NS) | 82.81 ± 18.49 (p<0.05) | 76.28 ± 21.71 (NS) | 85.54 ± 17.24 (p<0.001) | 78.56 ± 22.20 (NS) | 68.90 ± 18.93 (p<0.002) | 78.14 ± 19.26 (NS) |
| School Functioning | 67.42 ± 22.43 | 75.78 ± 21.55 (p<0.003) | 71.35 ± 19.04 (p<0.05) | 68.87 ± 23.08 (NS) | 74.78 ± 18.94 (p<0.001) | 66.06 ± 18.53 (NS) | 60.66 ± 23.52 (NS) | 65.64 ± 21.95 (NS) |
Note: Adjusted significance levels used the Hochberg method.
NS denotes no statistically significant differences.