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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

example score

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.

example score

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.

example score

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.

Low

Moderate

High

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.

Low

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.

example score

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.

Low

Moderate

High

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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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

role-playing (r)

Average

28.9

Normal range

10.8 — 47.1

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100

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social (s)

Average

74.5

Normal range

61 — 88

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100

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emotional (e)

Average

34.5

Normal range

19.5 — 49.5

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100

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Psychosocial Quality of Life Scale (PQoLS)

Average

47.8

Normal range

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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Overall Quality of Life (OQoL)

Average

Normal range

31.8 — 62.1

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100

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Below is a list of situations that may have been problematic in your life. Please indicate how much each situation has been a problem for you during the past month: 1. This was never a problem for you. 2. This was almost never a problem for you. 3. This was sometimes a problem for you. 4. This was often a problem for you. 5. This was almost always a problem for you. There are no right or wrong answers. If you do not understand a question, please ask for assistance.

- Never
- Almost never
- Sometimes
- Often
- Almost always
- Never
- Almost never
- Sometimes
- Often
- Almost always
- Never
- Almost never
- Sometimes
- Often
- Almost always

These are 3 of the 23 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Test - Symptoms and Signs

quality of life

pediatrics

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.