Evidence-based assessment of health-related quality of life and functional impairment in pediatric psychology.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide an evidence-based review of measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and functional impairment, with a specific focus on their use in the field of pediatric psychology.

Methods

As part of a larger survey of pediatric psychologists from the Society of Pediatric Psychology e-mail listserv (American Psychological Association, APA, Division 54), 16 measures were selected for this psychometric review. Measures that qualified for the review fell into one of the following three categories: (a) generic HRQOL scales, (b) disease-specific quality of life scales, and (c) functional impairment rating scales.

Results

Psychometric characteristics (i.e., three types of reliability, two types of validity) were strong for the majority of measures reviewe

SUBMITTER: Palermo TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2543105 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature