International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE)

IJCRSEE Editorial Team; Zvonimir Užarević; Snježana Dubovicki

doi:10.23947/2334-8496-2024-12-2-419-425

Authors

Zvonimir Užarević Faculty of Education, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9543-321X
Snježana Dubovicki Faculty of Education, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4770-3371

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2024-12-2-419-425

Keywords:

quality of life, preschool children’s, Pediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQLTM), Croatia

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the health-related quality of life (QoL) in a sample of healthy preschool children in the Republic of Croatia and comment on whether and how the research results open the preconditions for positive individual scenarios of the future related to positively oriented upbringing. The Pediatric quality of life inventory generic core scales (PedsQLTM) was completed by 230 healthy preschool children (5-6 years old) and their parents as a proxy-report. The data was descriptively analysed first. Reliability was assessed by Cronbach’s alpha. The statistically significant difference between the PedsQLTM scales (physical, emotional, social, kindergarten and psychosocial functioning) for preschool children and their parent’s proxy-report were analysed. The PedsQLTM scale score means for children’s self-report ranged 71.32-76.49, with the total score was 74.53. Score means for their parent’s proxy-report scale ranged 73.59-85.46, with the total score of 80.93. All the self-report and proxy-report scales showed satisfactory reliability with Cronbach’s alpha varying between 0.64 and 0.89. Statistically significant difference between scales in self-report and proxy-report was for physical (t=-7.12, p<0.01), social (t=-6.42, p<0.01) and school functioning (t=-2.62, p<0.01) as well as psychosocial (t=-4.82, p<0.01) and total health (t=-6.85, p<0.01). The Croatian PedsQLTM is valid and reliable generic pediatric health-related QoL measurement that can be recommended for children’s self-reports and their parent’s proxy-reports. The results of the research open a precondition for positive individual scenarios of the future related to positively oriented upbringing.

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Author Biography

Snježana Dubovicki, Faculty of Education, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

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