Abstract
Methods
A total of 169 patients with JIA and their parents were enrolled in the study. The Turkish version of the childhood health
assessment questionnaire (CHAQ) was used to evaluate the validity of related domains in the PedsQL 3.0 Arthritis Module. Both
the PedsQL 3.0 Arthritis Module and CHAQ were filled out by children over 8 years of age and by the parents of children 2–7 years
of age.
assessment questionnaire (CHAQ) was used to evaluate the validity of related domains in the PedsQL 3.0 Arthritis Module. Both
the PedsQL 3.0 Arthritis Module and CHAQ were filled out by children over 8 years of age and by the parents of children 2–7 years
of age.
Results
Internal reliability was poor to excellent (Cronbach’s alpha coefficients 0.56–0.84 for self-reporting and 0.63–0.82 for parent
reporting), and interobserver reliability varied from good to excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) 0.79–0.91
for self-reporting and 0.80–0.88 for parent reporting) for the total scores of the PedsQL 3.0 Arthritis Module. Parent–child
concordance for all scores was moderate to excellent (ICC 0.42–0.92). The PedsQL 3.0 Arthritis Module and CHAQ were highly
positively correlated, with coefficients from 0.21 to 0.76, indicating concurrent validity.
reporting), and interobserver reliability varied from good to excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) 0.79–0.91
for self-reporting and 0.80–0.88 for parent reporting) for the total scores of the PedsQL 3.0 Arthritis Module. Parent–child
concordance for all scores was moderate to excellent (ICC 0.42–0.92). The PedsQL 3.0 Arthritis Module and CHAQ were highly
positively correlated, with coefficients from 0.21 to 0.76, indicating concurrent validity.
Conclusions
We demonstrated the reliability and validity of quality-of-life measurement using the Turkish version of the PedsQL 3.0 Arthritis
Module in our sociocultural context. The PedsQL 3.0 Arthritis Module can be utilized as a tool for the evaluation of quality
of life in patients with JIA aged 2–18 years.
Module in our sociocultural context. The PedsQL 3.0 Arthritis Module can be utilized as a tool for the evaluation of quality
of life in patients with JIA aged 2–18 years.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Brief Communication
- Pages 1-6
- DOI 10.1007/s11136-012-0180-0
- Authors
- E. Tarakci, Division of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
- S. N. Baydogan, Institute of Medical Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
- O. Kasapcopur, Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
- A. Dirican, Department of Biostatistics, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Journal Quality of Life Research
- Online ISSN 1573-2649
- Print ISSN 0962-9343