Paediatric health‐related quality of life instrument for primary school children: cross‐cultural validation

Journal of Advanced Nursing - Tập 59 Số 5 - Trang 542-550 - 2007
Camilla Laaksonen1, Minna Aromaa2, Olli J. Heinonen3, Sakari Suominen4, Sanna Salanterä5
1Camilla Laaksonen MNSc RN Researcher Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
2Minna Aromaa MD Adjunct Professor Health Care Turku, Turku, Finland
3Olli J. Heinonen MD PhD Adjunct ProfessorPaavo Nurmi Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
4Sakari Suominen MD Professor Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
5Sanna Salanterä PhD Adjunct Professor Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

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AbstractTitle.  Paediatric health‐related quality of life instrument for primary school children: cross‐cultural validation. Aim.  This article is a report of a study to validate the Finnish version of the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM (PedsQLTM*) for children aged 8–12 years.Background.  Promoting and improving health and well‐being of children are the global goals of primary‐day health care. Sophisticated, internationally valid measurement tools are needed for planning, conducting and evaluating interventions to meet these challenges. The PedsQLTM is a promising, relatively new instrument developed in the United States to assess health‐related quality of life (HRQL) in children and adolescents.Method.  Content validity of the Finnish version of PedsQLTM 4.0 was assessed in 2004 during the translation process and tested by performing cognitive interviews with children aged 8–12 years (n = 7) and their parents (n = 5). Construct validity and reliability of the Finnish version of the PedsQLTM 4.0 were statistically tested on a sample of school children (n = 1097) and their parents (n = 999).Findings.  Cognitive interviews confirmed that the concepts, questions and response alternatives of the Finnish version are equivalent to the original PedsQLTM 4.0. The Finnish version was easy to understand and complete. The construct validity was good. Cronbach´s alpha values were excellent for the total scale score (Child‐Self Report α = 0·91 and Parent‐Proxy Report α = 0·88) and good for sub‐ and summary scales (Child‐Self Report α = 0·73–0·89 and Parent‐Proxy Report α = 0·69–0·86).Conclusion.  Results support previous research on validity and reliability of the PedsQLTM 4.0. The Finnish version of the PedsQLTM 4.0 demonstrated good validity and reliability in primary school children. Future research is needed to examine, construct and predictive validity of the Finnish version of the PedsQLTM 4.0.

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Journal of Advanced Nursing

Tập 59 Số 5

542-550

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