Research Article

Health-Related Quality of Life Is Low in Secondary School Children in Fiji

Table 2

Self-rated health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and subdomains of HRQoL in 12–18-year-old school children in Fiji.

N Mean (SD)PercentilesMin-maxPercentCronbach’s α
255075Floor CeilingOften or almost always
≥1 problem≥2 problem

HRQoL878673.23 (13.16)65.2273.9182.613.26–1000.000.6551.425.010.87
Physical 894778.31 (16.87)68.7581.2590.630.00–1000.037.1524.611.80.84
Psychosocial 878670.59 (13.96)60.0070.0080.005.00–1000.001.1044.8 19.110.84
Emotional 894763.73 (17.25)50.0060.0075.000.00–1000.073.8931.612.10.72
Social 894678.22 (18.05)65.0080.0095.000.00–1000.0419.3317.06.00.75
School 878769.99 (16.74)60.0070.0080.000.00–1000.175.8219.87.30.68

SD: standard deviation.
1 At least 1 subdomain with at least 2 problems occurring often or almost always, base .