Psychometric validation of the French self and proxy versions of the PedsQL™ 4.0 generic health-related quality of life questionnaire for 8-12 year-old children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Version 4.0 (PedsQL^TM4.0) is a generic health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire, widely used in pediatric clinical trials but not yet validated in France. We performed the psychometric validation of the self and proxy PedsQL^TM4.0 generic questionnaires for French children aged 8-12 years old.

Methods

This bicentric cross-sectional study included 123 children and their parents with congenital heart disease (CHD) and 97 controls. The psychometric validation method was based on the consensus-based standards for the selection of health measurement instruments (COSMIN). The reliability was tested using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). To evaluate the validity of this scale, content,

SUBMITTER: Amedro P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7934389 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature