Development and initial validation of an obesity-specific quality-of-life measure for children: sizing me up.

ABSTRACT: The present study describes the development and initial validation of a new obesity-specific, self-report measure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for children aged 5-13 years. Participants included 141 obese children (mean age=9.2 years, 67% female, 55% black, mean zBMI=2.52) and their primary caregivers. Children completed Sizing Me Up (obesity-specific HRQOL) and the PedsQL (generic HRQOL). Item content for Sizing Me Up was based on the published child obesity and HRQOL literatures and expert opinion. Items use phrasing to orient children to respond to questions in context of his/her size (e.g., "were teased by other kids because of your size"). Caregivers completed Sizing Them Up, a parallel parent-proxy, obesity-specific HRQOL measure. Initial psychometric evaluation of Sizin

SUBMITTER: Zeller MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3483635 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature