Reliability and validity of the Iranian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales in adolescents

Amiri, Parisa; Ardekani, Emad M.; Jalali-Farahani, Sara; Hosseinpanah, Farhad; Varni, James W.; Ghofranipour, Fazlollah; Montazeri, Ali; Azizi, Fereidoun

doi:10.1007/s11136-010-9712-7

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“…These results are consistent with previous cross-sectional [1,3,16] and longitudinal studies [2,8]. According to several researchers [6,9], the causes of significantly lower scores on emotional functioning aspect of HRQoL in girls lie in extensive hormonal changes in that age, resulting in increased levels of anxiety and thereby a significant drop in psychological quality of life.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Previous crosssectional [1,3,16] and longitudinal [2,8] studies have found similar results, i.e. the mean scores of boys tend to be considerably higher in the mentioned domains of HRQoL than those of girls.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…Results of the ANOVA for repeated measures revealed significant main effect of gender (F 1 Figure 1D). …”

Section: Gender Differences In Emotional Functioning Domain Of Hrqol mentioning

confidence: 97%

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Gender differences in health-related quality of life among Estonian adolescents: a 6-month follow-up

Viira¹,

Koka²

2012

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This study aimed to determine the differences between boys and girls in the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and its domains of physical health, emotional-, social-, and school-related functioning over a six-month period. Six hundred and forty seven Estonian secondary school students participated in the study, of whom 401 (177 boys and 224 girls; age 13.60±0.63 years) filled in the HRQoL questionnaire (PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales) on three occasions: baseline, 3-month, and 6-month follow-ups. To analyse the changes in HRQoL among boys and girls over a six-month period, repeated measures ANOVA was performed. The results revealed that boys scored significantly higher compared to girls on emotional functioning at all three time points over a six-month period. As for total score of HRQoL, and physical and psychosocial health, boys scored significantly higher than girls only on the first and second measurements. No significant changes in total score of HRQoL as well as its domains were followed in boys or girls between baseline, 3-month, and 6-month follow-ups. The lower perceptions of total score of HRQoL as well as its domains of physical health, emotional functioning, and psychosocial health among girls in Estonia over a six month period support the findings of previous longitudinal studies.

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Gender differences in health-related quality of life among Estonian adolescents: a 6-month follow-up

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2012

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“…There are discrepancies in the literature regarding the structure of the PedsQL™. Whilst a four-factor structure was reported in a previous study on Iranian children and adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder [50], the Iranian version of PedsQL Generic Core Scales in adolescents supported a five-factor model, similar to the original version of the PedsQL [49]. Possible explanations for these divergent findings could be differences in demographic characteristics of the study populations, such as age, or differences in clinical variables.…”

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Health-related quality of life in young adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Iran: reliability and validity of the Persian translation of the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales Young Adult Version

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The objective of the present study was to determine the reliability and validity of the Persian translation of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™) 4.0 Generic Core Scales Young Adult Version in an Iranian sample of young adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One hundred ninety-seven young adult patients with RA completed the 23-item PedsQL™ and the 36-item ShortForm Health Survey (SF-36). Disease activity based on Disease Activity Score 28 was also measured. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability, as well as construct, discriminant, and convergent validity, were tested. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to verify the original factor structure of the PedsQL™. Also, responsiveness to change in PedsQL™ scores over time was assessed. Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged from = 0.82 to = 0.91. Test-retest reproducibility was satisfactory for all scales and the total scale score. The PedsQL proved good convergent validity with the SF-36. The PedsQL distinguished well between young adult patients and healthy young adults and also RA groups with different comorbidities. The CFA did not confirm the original four-factor model, instead, analyses revealed a best-fitting five-factor model for the PedsQL™ Young Adult Version.

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“…(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15) The 23-item version of the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales (16) has previously been validated in many countries, including Iran. (1,2,(17)(18)(19) In general, these studies have demonstrated that the translated 23-item version has internationally satisfactory psychometric properties. However, if…”

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Psychometric properties of the Iranian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ Short Form 15 Generic Core Scales

Pakpour

2013

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RESULTSThe Iranian version of PedsQL™ 4.0 SF15 evidenced minimal missing responses for child self-report and parent proxy-report (0.4% and 0.6%, respectively), generally demonstrated no significant floor or ceiling effects, and achieved acceptable internal consistency reliability for the Total Scale Score (α = 0.82 child self-report, 0.84 parent proxy-report) and acceptable test-retest reliability. Schoolchildren and their parents reported significantly higher PedsQL™ 4.0 SF15 scores than paediatric patients with chronic health conditions. Child self-report and parent proxy-report showed poor to good agreement. A four-factor model was confirmed among child self-report and parent proxy-report in the confirmatory factor analyses.CONCLUSION This study supports the feasibility, reliability and validity of the Iranian version of the PedsQL™ 4.0 SF15among Iranian children and their parents.

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Reliability and validity of the Iranian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales in adolescents

Abstract: The findings support the initial reliability and validity of the Iranian version of the PedsQL™ 4.0 as a generic instrument to measure HRQOL of adolescents in Iran.

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Gender differences in health-related quality of life among Estonian adolescents: a 6-month follow-up

Gender differences in health-related quality of life among Estonian adolescents: a 6-month follow-up

Health-related quality of life in young adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Iran: reliability and validity of the Persian translation of the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales Young Adult Version

Psychometric properties of the Iranian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ Short Form 15 Generic Core Scales

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