Table 5

 Concurrent validity of the CHQ-PF28 assessed by Spearman rank order correlation coefficients between CHQ-PF28 scale/summary scores and a 0–100 VAS rating of the child’s health in the regional sample of schoolchildren (4–13 years; n = 1435)

0–100 VAS rating of the child’s health
Spearman rank order correlation coefficients*
*All correlation coefficients are significant (p<0.01); †the first item of the CHQ-PF28 scale general health perceptions is: “In general, would you say your child’s health is: (1) excellent; (2) very good; (3) good; (4) fair; or (5) poor”; ‡physical and psychosocial CHQ summary measures based on a factor analytical model of a US population sample.11
Single CHQ item general health:
Single item general health†0.50
CHQ-PF28 scales:
Physical functioning0.27
Role funct-emotional/behavioural0.17
Role functioning-physical0.23
Bodily pain0.35
General behaviour0.21
Mental health0.27
Self esteem0.23
General health0.39
Parental-emotional0.34
Parental-time0.22
Family activities0.23
Family cohesion0.15
Physical summary‡0.32
Psychosocial summary‡0.27