Development and initial validation of the health-related quality of life pictorial inventory for children (HEALTH-PIC).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This 3-study paper aimed to develop and validate a self-reported Health-Related Quality of Life Pictorial Inventory for Early Childhood Children (HEALTH-PIC). The scale was designed to overcome existing barriers of parent-proxy response styles such as observation bias and offer an alternative to age-suited literary questionnaires to assess self-reported health-related quality of life, including physical health, emotional health, social health and school health in early childhood.

Methods

Each study targeted a specific aspect of scale development, employing distinct samples to refine and validate the inventory. Study 1 involved item development/revision, which utilized a panel of 10 experts (Mean_age = 34.8, SD = 4.9) and 25 parents (Mean_age = 38.

SUBMITTER: Tang TCW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12431909 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature