| CHQ-PF28 scales | Number of items | Available data n (%) | Description low score | Description high score |
| Physical functioning | 3 | 3845 (99.1) | Child is limited a lot in performing all physical activities, including self care, because of health | Child performs all types of physical activities, including the most vigorous, without limitations attributable to health |
| Role functioning: emotional | 1 | 3855 (99.4) | Child is limited a lot in school work or activities with friends as a result of emotional or behaviour problems | Child has no limitations in schoolwork or activities with friends as a result of emotional or behaviour problems |
| Role functioning: physical | 1 | 3857 (99.5) | Child is limited a lot in school work or activities with friends as a result of physical health | Child has no limitations in schoolwork or activities with friends as a result of physical health |
| Bodily pain | 1 | 3855 (99.4) | Child has extremely severe, frequent, and limiting bodily pain | Child has no pain or limitations because of pain |
| General behaviour | 4 | 3863 (99.6) | Child very often exhibits aggressive, immature, delinquent behaviour | Child never exhibits aggressive, immature, delinquent behaviour |
| Mental health | 3 | 3852 (99.3) | Child has feelings of anxiety and depression all of the time | Child feels peaceful, happy, and calm all of the time |
| Self esteem | 3 | 3814 (98.3) | Child is very dissatisfied with abilities, looks, family/peer relationships, and life overall | Child is very satisfied with abilities, looks, family/peer relationships' and life overall |
| General health perceptions | 4 | 3840 (99.0) | Parent believes child's health is poor and likely to get worse | Parent believes child's health is excellent and will continue to be so |
| Parental impact: emotional | 2 | 3826 (98.7) | Parent experiences a great deal of emotional worry/concern as a result of child's physical and/or psychosocial health | Parent doesn't experience feelings of emotional worry/concern as a result of child's physical and/or psychosocial health |
| Parental impact: time | 2 | 3825 (98.6) | Parent experiences a lot of limitations in time available for personal needs because of child's physical and/or psychosocial health | Parent doesn't experience limitations in time available for personal needs because of child's physical and/or psychosocial health |
| Family activities | 2 | 3707 (95.6) | The child's health very often limits and interrupts family activities or is a source of family tension | The child's health never limits or interrupts family activities or is a source of family tension |
| Family cohesion | 1 | 3707 (95.6) | Family's ability to get along is rated "poor" | Family’s ability to get along is rated "excellent" |
| Change in health | 1 | 3845 (99.1) | Child's health is much worse now than one year ago | Child's health is much better now than one year ago |
Reproduced from [18, 19] with permission from the publisher. Total n=3878. CHQ-PF28: Child Health Questionnaire Parental Form, including 28 items.