Translation and validation of Indonesian version of Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL™) Neuromuscular Module.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Pediatric Quality of Life™ 3.0 Neuromuscular Module is an instrument to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among children with neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) aged 2-18 years. This study aimed to determine whether the PedsQL™ 3.0 Neuromuscular Module Indonesian Version is valid and reliable.

Methods

This study used the Indonesian translation of the PedsQL™ 3.0 Neuromuscular Module after getting formal permission from the inventor, and the translation process followed the Mapi linguistic translation guidelines. This study administered the PedsQL™ 3.0 Neuromuscular Module Indonesian Version to 84 parents and 71 children. In addition, we used the Rasch model to analyze the psychometric properties.

Results

The reliability of the total scale of the

SUBMITTER: Wiwaha G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867449 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature