Measuring quality of life
[...]the theoretical framework within which one can apply a comprehensive yet practical measure of the child's HRQOL; the methodological considerations of the development of such instrument will be considered below. HRQOL measure Dimensions Child Health and Illness Profile (CHIP), child complet...
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Published in | Archives of disease in childhood Vol. 77; no. 4; pp. 347 - 350 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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London
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
01.10.1997
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Summary: | [...]the theoretical framework within which one can apply a comprehensive yet practical measure of the child's HRQOL; the methodological considerations of the development of such instrument will be considered below. HRQOL measure Dimensions Child Health and Illness Profile (CHIP), child completed, ages 11-186 Activity, comfort, satisfaction disorders, achievement, resilience Child Health Questionnaire Parents Form (CHQPF50), proxy completed, ages 5-157 Physical functioning, role/social: emotional/behavioural/physical, bodily pain, general behaviour, mental health, self esteem, general health perceptions, change in health, parent impact: emotional/time, family activities, family cohesion Minneapolis Manchester Measure of Quality of Life (MMQL), child completed, ages 8-12, 13-20 (MEM Jenney, unpublished) Physical activity, energy, mood, body image/self esteem, peer/family relationships, pain/discomfort, school, outlook Childhood Asthma Questionnaire B (CAQ-B), child completed, ages 8-118 Active aspects of living with asthma, passive aspects of living with asthma, perceived disease severity, distress VALIDITY Validity is concerned with whether a measure of health status actually measures what it was intended to measure. 9-11 In the absence of a gold standard for comparison, a number of aspects of validity can be addressed to assess the validity of a measure within different theoretical frameworks. |
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Bibliography: | href:archdischild-77-347.pdf local:archdischild;77/4/347 ark:/67375/NVC-7VW3HRW4-G istex:2FCA1E1C708042CF7B05E84E7D9606C6339A6970 Dr Jenney. PMID:9389243 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Feature-3 ObjectType-Review-1 |
ISSN: | 0003-9888 1468-2044 |
DOI: | 10.1136/adc.77.4.347 |