Psychometric validation of the French version of the PedsQLTM4.0 generic health-related quality of life questionnaire for 2–4-year-old children

Lichtlé, Jérôme; Devouche, Émmanuel; Downes, Naomi; Mottron, Laurent; Cappe, Émilie

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“…The PedsQL constitutes a 23-item generic health state measurement of high reliability and validity. More to the point, parents’ and children’ forms evaluate 5 domains of health (physical functioning, emotional functioning, psychosocial functioning, social functioning, and school functioning) in children and adolescents of ages from 2 to 18 years old [ 54 , 55 ]. The PedsQL questionnaire (See Supplementary File S2 ) can distinguish between healthy children from those with chronic pathological states, while it can also be associated with indicators of health care access, days missed from school, days sick in bed or too ill to play, and days requiring care [ 54 , 55 ].…”

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“…2 Quality of life was assessed by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) questionnaire [ 54 ]. 3 Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence was assessed by the KIDMED (Mediterranean Diet Quality Index for children and adolescents) questionnaire [ 55 ].…”

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“…* Odds Ratio: OR ** CI: Confidence Interval 1 Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence was assessed by the KIDMED (Mediterranean Diet Quality Index for children and adolescents) questionnaire[55] 2. …”

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Childhood Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Childhood Obesity, Specific Sociodemographic, and Lifestyle Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Pre-School Children

Pavlidou,

Papadopoulou,

Alexatou

et al. 2023

Epidemiologia

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Background: The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been related with a decreased probability of overweight/obesity as well as central obesity at all stages of the human life, decreasing the risk of diverse disease states and improving quality of life. Over the last few years, the prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity and especially abdominal obesity has highly increased worldwide, being associated with a higher likelihood of overweight/obesity as well as central obesity at the next stages of the life during adulthood. The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship of MD compliance with sociodemographic, anthropometry and lifestyle features in pre-school children aged 2–5 years old. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, which includes 5188 pre-school children from diverse regions of Greece. Relevant questionnaires were applied to evaluate the sociodemographic features of the enrolled children. Anthropometric parameters were measured by relevant techniques. Qualified questionnaires were utilized for assessing several lifestyle factors such as physical activity, quality of life, breastfeeding practices, MD adherence, as well as the prevalence of childhood asthma and diabetes mellitus type I. Results: Of the enrolled children, 41.7% showed low MD compliance and 36.4% of them indicated moderated compliance, while only 21.9% of them showed a high MD adherence. Overweight/obesity was noted in 24.2% of the assigned children, while abdominal obesity was noticed in 18.2% of them. Higher MD compliance was related with an elevated prevalence of sex (boys, p = 0.0005), Greek nationality (p = 0.0088), rural type of residence (p = 0.0099), childhood overweight/obesity (p < 0.0001) and abdominal obesity (p < 0.0001), lower childbirth weight (p < 0.0001), increased physical activity (p = 0.0041), improved quality of life (p = 0.0008), exclusive breastfeeding (p < 0.0001), childhood asthma (p = 0.0001) and diabetes mellitus type 1 (p = 0.0002). Conclusions: A higher MD adherence is associated with specific sociodemographic, better anthropometric, and beneficial lifestyle factors in pre-school children. However, MD compliance remains low or moderate in the vast majority of children aged 2–5 years old. Thus, future public strategies and policies should be performed to inform parents of the potential beneficial effects of MD against obesity and related chronic diseases at the next stage of their children’s lives.

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Childhood Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Childhood Obesity, Specific Sociodemographic, and Lifestyle Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Pre-School Children

Pavlidou,

Papadopoulou,

Alexatou

et al. 2023

Epidemiologia

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“…The 2-to 4-year-old version of the PedsQL 4.0 is only available for proxy reports, measuring the parents' perceptions of the QoL of the child; its French version has been validated with French parents (Lichtlé et al, 2023).…”

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“…While additional modules have been developed to assess specific conditions in addition to the generic scale (Varni et al., 2019 ), no module for preschool‐aged children has been developed for autism. The 2‐ to 4‐year‐old version of the PedsQL 4.0 is only available for proxy reports, measuring the parents' perceptions of the QoL of the child; its French version has been validated with French parents (Lichtlé et al., 2023 ).…”

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Development, psychometric evaluation, and factor analysis of an instrument measuring quality of life in autistic preschoolers

Lichtlé,

Devouche,

Dialahy

et al. 2023

Int J Methods Psych Res

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IntroductionEarly interventions for autistic children should target their quality of life (QoL) but require adapted measures. The association of a child's temperament and parental characteristics with the QoL of autistic children remains unknown.MethodsWe constructed an autism module based on a thematic analysis, a Delphi survey with experts, and a pre‐test with parents to be completed alongside the proxy version of the PedsQL 4.0. We explored compliance, responsiveness, internal consistency, convergent validity, and factor structure with 157 parents of autistic preschool children. We examined the association between child and parental characteristics with the QoL of autistic children using correlation analysis, principal component analysis, hierarchical ascending classification, and linear regression. Sociodemographic information was collected via multiple choice questions, autism severity via Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) scores, and parental acceptance and child's temperament via the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire and the Emotionality, Activity, and Sociability.ResultsAn autism module comprised of 27 items emerged. Psychometric evaluation resulted in a 24‐item autism module with good internal consistency and significant convergent validity. ADOS total score was not significantly related to QoL, contrary to children's sleep issues, children's emotionality, and parental acceptance.ConclusionsThe autism module is a reliable QoL proxy measure for autistic preschool children. Results suggest parental interventions targeting children's QoL.

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Psychometric validation of the French version of the PedsQLTM4.0 generic health-related quality of life questionnaire for 2–4-year-old children

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Childhood Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Childhood Obesity, Specific Sociodemographic, and Lifestyle Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Pre-School Children

Childhood Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Childhood Obesity, Specific Sociodemographic, and Lifestyle Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Pre-School Children

Development, psychometric evaluation, and factor analysis of an instrument measuring quality of life in autistic preschoolers

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