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Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)

Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Test

In about 5 minutes, this test clarifies a child’s quality of life across physical, emotional, social, and school functioning. With 23 quick items, it helps spot concerns fast and track changes over time.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

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40/100

Role Functioning (RF)

Role functioning reflects how well a child manages age-appropriate responsibilities in school, with peers, and at home.

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High

0 – 50: Low | 51 – 100: High

A score of 40 falls in the Low range, suggesting more frequent difficulty keeping up with expected roles and responsibilities.

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46/100

Social Functioning (SF)

Social functioning measures how well the child interacts with peers and adapts to social situations.

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Moderate

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0 – 49: Low | 50 – 79: Moderate | 80 – 100: High

A score of 46 falls in the Low range, suggesting more frequent challenges with peer interactions and social adaptation compared with higher scores.

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43/100

Emotional Functioning (EF)

Emotional functioning reflects a child's emotional well-being and how effectively they manage feelings and stress.

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Moderate

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0 – 49: Low | 50 – 74: Moderate | 75 – 100: High

A score of 43 falls in the Low range, suggesting more frequent or impactful emotional distress or difficulty managing feelings and stress compared with higher scores.

example score

62/100

Psychosocial Quality of Life (PQoL)

Measures the child's psychosocial quality of life across emotional well-being, social functioning, and role functioning.

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Moderate

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0 – 51: Low | 52 – 76: Moderate | 77 – 100: High

A score of 62 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting generally fair psychosocial functioning with some areas that may be impacting daily emotional, social, or role experiences.

example score

77/100

Physical Quality of Life Scale (PQoLS)

Assesses the child's physical well-being and ability to carry out everyday physical activities without limitations.

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Moderate

High

0 – 51: Low | 52 – 76: Moderate | 77 – 100: High

A score of 77 falls in the High range, suggesting generally good physical functioning with few reported physical limitations.

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7/100

Overall Quality of Life (OQoL)

This scale reflects the child's overall quality of life by integrating physical health and psychosocial well-being into a single score.

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Moderate

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0 – 25: Low | 26 – 75: Moderate | 76 – 100: High

A score of 7 falls in the Low range, suggesting markedly reduced overall quality of life across physical and/or psychosocial domains during the assessed period.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Parents of chronically ill kids

42%OF USERS

Parents use it to track how a child’s health condition affects daily life, mood, friendships, and school over time.

Pediatric clinic care teams

34%OF USERS

Doctors, nurses, and therapists use it as a quick check-in to spot which life areas need attention and adjust care plans.

School counseling staff

24%OF USERS

School psychologists and counselors use it to understand how a student is coping emotionally and socially and to guide support at school.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Once you finish the test, your results will be compared with real-world data from people in your country.
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role-playing (r)

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28.9

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10.8 — 47.1

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100

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social (s)

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74.5

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61 — 88

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100

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emotional (e)

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34.5

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19.5 — 49.5

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100

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Psychosocial Quality of Life Scale (PQoLS)

Average

47.8

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33.8 — 61.7

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100

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Physical Quality of Life Scale (PQoLS)

Average

44.9

Normal range

28.2 — 61.5

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100

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This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

Overall Quality of Life (OQoL)

Average

Normal range

31.8 — 62.1

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100

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This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures health-related quality of life across physical, emotional, social, and role functioning. It summarizes how daily life is affected in each area.

Who should complete the questionnaire?

It is intended for children and adolescents ages 8 to 18. It may be used with both healthy groups and those with acute or chronic health conditions.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

It includes 23 items and usually takes about 5 minutes to complete. Items are brief and focus on recent functioning.

What time period should be considered when answering?

Responses should reflect experiences during the past month unless different instructions are provided. Use the same reference period for all items.

How should the results be interpreted and used?

Scores help identify domains with more reported difficulty and can support screening and progress monitoring over time. Results should be interpreted with clinical judgment and other available information.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Children's Quality of Life Questionnaire, PedsQL Test

Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Test

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This measure is used to assess pediatric health-related quality of life across multiple functional domains. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) provides standardized self-report or proxy-report ratings of a child’s day-to-day functioning in clinical and community contexts.

The version described is a 23 items questionnaire that typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. Content generally covers physical functioning, emotional functioning, social functioning, and school functioning, supporting screening and routine outcome monitoring.

Developed by James W. Varni, the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) can be used to identify areas of relative strength and difficulty and to track change over time, with interpretation integrated with clinical history and other sources of information.

Author: James W. Varni

Literature: Varni, J. W., Seid, M., & Kurtin, P. S. PedsQL 4.0: Reliability and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 generic core scales in healthy and patient populations. Medical Care. 2001.

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