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

Sitaresmi et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:96   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-96