Table 4 Differences between child self-report and parent proxy-report per age category
PedsQL scale | Mean ± SD | ICC (95% CI) | Effect size Cohen’s d | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child self-report (n = 239) | Parent proxy-report (n = 239) | |||||
8–12 years | Physical Functioning | 90.59 ± 9.2 | 90.23 ± 10.9 | 0.48 (0.38–0.57) | 0.04 | 0.667 |
Emotional Functioning | 74.18 ± 16.3 | 73.66 ± 15.3 | 0.58 (0.49–0.66) | 0.03 | 0.570 | |
Social Functioning | 87.15 ± 12.1 | 85.96 ± 13.8 | 0.47 (0.37–0.57) | 0.09 | 0.370 | |
School Functioning | 82.89 ± 12.7 | 82.95 ± 14.1 | 0.55 (0.45–0.63) | 0.00 | 0.828 | |
Psychosocial Health | 81.41 ± 10.8 | 80.86 ± 11.1 | 0.55 (0.46–0.63) | 0.05 | 0.435 | |
Total Score | 84.60 ± 9.2 | 84.12 ± 9.5 | 0.55 (0.45–0.63) | 0.05 | 0.598 | |
Child self-report (n = 342) | Parent proxy-report (n = 342) | |||||
13–17 years | Physical Functioning | 91.14 ± 9.6 | 87.11 ± 13.5 | 0.34 (0.24–0.44) | 0.34 | < 0.001* |
Emotional Functioning | 76.21 ± 16.7 | 75.77 ± 15.0 | 0.48 (0.39–0.56) | 0.03 | 0.338 | |
Social Functioning | 89.02 ± 12.2 | 87.08 ± 13.9 | 0.42 (0.33–0.50) | 0.15 | 0.042 | |
School Functioning | 77.89 ± 13.9 | 79.49 ± 14.9 | 0.45 (0.36–0.53) | 0.11 | 0.048 | |
Psychosocial Health | 81.04 ± 11.1 | 80.78 ± 11.7 | 0.48 (0.39–0.55) | 0.02 | 0.892 | |
Total Score | 84.55 ± 9.4 | 82.98 ± 10.6 | 0.48 (0.40–0.56) | 0.16 | 0.017* | |