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Table 5 Scale descriptive for PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales for (350) preschoolers in the Gaza Strip, 2007

From: Health-related quality of life of Palestinian preschoolers in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study

Scale

Reference values1

Sample mean (N = 350)2

  
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Differences

Sample vs. Reference Effect Size3

Total Score 2

81

16

62

16

b < a*

1.2

   Physical Health

83

20

69

20

b < a*

0.7

   Psychosocial Health

80

16

58

16

b < a*

1.4

Emotional Functioning

80

17

50

16

b < a*

1.8

Social Functioning

82

20

63

24

b < a*

0.9

School Functioning

77

20

61

21

b < a*

0.8

  1. 1: Reference values provided by the author of PedsQL 4.0, based on American reference population [12]
  2. 2:Total score is from 0-100 with higher score indicating better HRQOL
  3. 3: Effect sizes for differences in means are designated as small (0.20), medium (0.50), and large (≥0.80) in magnitude
  4. *p < 0.0001, based on student's t-test.