Development and pilot-testing of a health-related quality of life chronic generic module for children and adolescents with chronic health conditions: a European perspective

Title

Development and pilot-testing of a health-related quality of life chronic generic module for children and adolescents with chronic health conditions: a European perspective

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Petersen C; Schmidt S; Power M; Bullinger M

Publisher

Quality of Life Research

Date

2005

Subject

Epilepsy; PedPal Lit; emotion; 'Independence'; 'Physical'; 'Social Exclusion') with acceptable internal consistency.; 'Social Inclusion'; 13-16 years) with different chronic health conditions (asthma; Adolescent Child Chronic Disease/psychology Disabled Children/psychology Europe Health Status Humans Pilot Projects Quality of Life/psychologyQuestionnaires Research Support; and cystic fibrosis) as well as their families were included. Data were analysed according to predefined psychometric and content criteria. Psychometric an alyses resulted in a 56-item chronic generic HRQOL questionnaire with six domains ('Medication'; and implement European instruments for the assessment of HRQOL of children and adolescents with disabilities and their families. The current paper describes the development and pilot testing of a chronic generic HRQOL measure. Using literature searches; Arthritis; atopic dermatitis; Cerebral Palsy; Diabetes; expert consulting and focus groups with children/adolescents and their families; items of the instruments were developed and translated into the respective languages. A pilot test with 360 children and adolescents was conducted. Children and adolescents (8-12; Non-U.S. Gov'tSickness Impact Profile%X Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) assessment in children and adolescents with chronic health conditions is increasingly considered as a relevant topic. The aim of the EU-funded DISABKIDS project is to develop; test

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2005

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Petersen C; Schmidt S; Power M; Bullinger M, “Development and pilot-testing of a health-related quality of life chronic generic module for children and adolescents with chronic health conditions: a European perspective,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed May 1, 2024, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/13769.