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Table 2 Parent-Proxy and Patient Reported HRQoL Scores (According to the PedsQL SF-15)

From: Patient-proxy agreement on health-related quality of life in juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome

Characteristic

N

Parent-Proxy Score, Mean (SD)

Patient Score, Mean (SD)

Discrepancy Score, Mean (SD)

Total HRQoL

 All subjects

65

49.5 (15.7)

52.3 (18.3)

20.0 (14.0)

 Female

57

49.9 (14.9)

52.1 (17.8)

20.6 (13.9)

 Male

8

46.5 (21.5)

54.0 (22.9)

15.6 (15.2)

 8–12 years

11

49.2 (17.2)

53.2 (20.1)

16.4 (14.9)

 13–18 years

54

49.6 (15.6)

52.2 (18.2)

20.7 (13.9)

Physical HRQoL

 All subjects

65

25.7 (21.1)

40.2 (24.9)

15.0 (14.3)

 Female

57

35.7 (20.0)

39.6 (23.8)

15.1 (14.2)

 Male

8

35.6 (30.0)

45.0 (33.1)

14.4 (16.1)

 8–12 years

11

49.5 (23.2)

50.5 (26.0)

17.3 (14.0)

 13–18 years

54

32.9 (19.8)

38.2 (24.3)

14.5 (14.4)

Psychosocial HRQoL

 All subjects

65

56.6 (18.3)

58.4 (21.0)

12.1 (9.9)

 Female

57

57.24 (17.8)

58.4 (21.4)

12.2 (9.6)

 Male

8

51.9 (21.7)

58.4 (19.6)

11.6 (12.6)

 8–12 years

11

49.1 (19.2)

54.5 (19.9)

9.1 (11.5)

 13–18 years

54

58.1 (17.8)

59.2 (21.3)

12.7 (9.5)

Emotional Functioning HRQoL

 All subjects

65

51.3 (21.5)

54.6 (23.9)

15.1 (14.5)

 Female

57

50.9 (21.0)

54.3 (23.7)

15.7 (14.8)

 Male

8

54.7 (26.5)

56.3 (26.9)

10.9 (11.9)

 8–12 years

11

44.9 (22.7)

51.7 (18.3)

14.8 (13.2)

 13–18 years

54

52.7 (21.3)

55.1 (24.9)

15.2 (14.8)

Social Functioning HRQoL

 All subjects

65

72.1 (26.1)

77.1 (26.1)

16.0 (14.8)

 Female

57

72.8 (26.0)

76.9 (27.0)

15.8 (14.2)

 Male

8

66.7 (27.8)

78.1 (18.9)

17.7 (19.1)

 8–12 years

11

60.6 (23.9)

65.9 (28.2)

17.4 (16.0)

 13–18 years

54

74.4 (26.0)

79.3 (25.3)

15.7 (14.6)

School Functioning HRQoL

 All subjects

65

47.6 (25.2)

44.4 (25.7)

18.1 (14.8)

 Female

57

49.6 (25.0)

44.8 (26.1)

18.0 (14.8)

 Male

8

33.3 (23.6)

41.7 (24.0)

18.8 (15.9)

 8–12 years

11

43.2 (22.9)

47.0 (25.3)

15.9 (13.7)

 13–18 years

54

48.5 (25.8)

43.9 (25.9)

18.6 (15.2)

  1. Legend. Discrepancy score is the mean of the absolute value of parent score minus child score. HRQoL indicates health-related quality of life (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, Version 4.0 Generic Core Scales [PedsQL]; 0–100; higher scores indicate better HRQoL