Validation of the Spanish version of the Pediatric Asthma Caregiver Quality of Life Questionnaire (PACQLQ) in a population of Hispanic children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Paediatric Asthma Caregiver's Quality of Life Questionnaire (PACQLQ) is intended to measure the impact of children's asthma on their parents/caregiver's QoL. However, there are no formal validation studies of the Spanish version of PACQLQ.

Methods

In a prospective cohort validation study, asthmatic children aged between 7 and 17 years and their parents, attended both a baseline and a follow-up visit 2-6 weeks later. In these two visits, we gathered the necessary data for assessing the criterion validity, construct validity, test-retest reliability, sensitivity to change, internal consistency and usability of the PACQLQ.

Results

At baseline, PACQLQ scores were significantly different between patients with controlled, partly controlled and uncontrolled ast

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Martinez CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5559099 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature