Abstract
Background
Insight in health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) of adults with severe disabilities who are non‐ambulatory is important, but a measure is lacking. The aim was to develop a HRQoL measure for this group.
Method
The developmental process consisted of the adaptation process of a proxy HRQoL measure for children with severe disabilities who are non‐ambulatory and the assessment of the sensibility of the developed instrument. A three‐step process was used: focus groups, e‐survey and interviews.
Results
In total, 72% of the items remained unchanged. Three new items and one element to an existing item were added. In ten items, the formulation of the items was adapted to the target group. Concerning the sensibility, respondents suggested minor changes to the instruction and the output scales.
Conclusions
This study has yielded a proxy HRQoL measure for adults with severe disabilities who are non‐ambulatory, the CPADULT, with good sensibility.