Research Article

Cross-Cultural Validation of Health and Quality of Life Measures for Children in Hong Kong

Table 7

Parent–child agreement on PedsQL.

Mean score (SD)

Physical functioningChildren with SEN2174.26 (17.48)0.478
Parents of children with SEN77.68 (17.15)
Children with TD4890.36 (10)0.173
Parents of children with TD86.33 (13.28)

Emotional functioningChildren with SEN2169.52 (18.97)0.210
Parents of children with SEN62.65 (15.88)
Children with TD4876.04 (18.65)0.565
Parents of children with TD78.33 (16.45)

Social functioningChildren with SEN2175.57 (21.77)0.117
Parents of children with SEN65.24 (19.52)
Children with TD4889.17 (13.77)0.720
Parents of children with TD88.33 (14.74)

School functioningChildren with SEN2168.57 (17.04)0.058
Parents of children with SEN59.29 (14.17)
Children with TD4878.85 (16.38)0.924
Parents of children with TD78.96 (17.35)

Psychosocial healthChildren with SEN2171.22 (16.08)0.066
Parents of children with SEN62.39 (14.01)
Children with TD4881.35 (13.87)0.820
Parents of children with TD81.88 (14.21)

Overall functioningChildren with SEN2172.27 (15.72)0.378
Parents of children with SEN67.71 (11.88)
Children with TD4884.49 (11.50)0.837
Parents of children with TD83.42 (12.88)

Note. The psychosocial subscale is the mean of the emotional, social, and school subscales. SEN: special educational needs; TD: typical development.