Measuring health-related quality of life in young children with physical illness: psychometric properties of the parent-reported KIDSCREEN-27
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Measuring health-related quality of life in young children with physical illness: psychometric properties of the parent-reported KIDSCREEN-27. / Ferro, Mark A; Otto, Christiane; Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike.
In: QUAL LIFE RES, Vol. 31, No. 5, 05.2022, p. 1509-1520.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Measuring health-related quality of life in young children with physical illness: psychometric properties of the parent-reported KIDSCREEN-27
AU - Ferro, Mark A
AU - Otto, Christiane
AU - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
N1 - © 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2022/5
Y1 - 2022/5
N2 - PURPOSE: This study examined whether the KIDSCREEN-27 was reliable and valid in young children 2-7 years with chronic physical illnesses which included estimating inter-domain correlations and internal consistency; measurement invariance testing; and, discriminant and convergent validity assessments.METHODS: Data come from the Multimorbidity in Children and Youth across the Life-course; a longitudinal study of individuals aged 2-16 years with physical illness. The parent-reported KIDSCREEN-27 was administered. Children (2-7 years; n = 106) were compared to adolescents (8-16 years; n = 157). Reliability was estimated using Cronbach α for internal consistency. Multiple group confirmatory factor analysis tested for measurement invariance. Cohen's d and Pearson coefficient were used to assess discriminant validity by sex and age. Convergent validity was tested using Pearson coefficients with the WHODAS 2.0 (child functioning/impairment). Multiple regression examined associations between multimorbidity (co-occurring physical and mental illness) and HRQL.RESULTS: Internal consistency reliabilities were α = 0.74-0.88 (children) and α = 0.77-0.88 (adolescents). Inter-domain correlations were relatively low (children: r = 0.18-0.59; adolescents: r = 0.30-0.62) indicating that each KIDSCREEN-27 domain was measuring a unique aspect of health-related quality of life. Measurement invariance was demonstrated (scalar level). Parameter estimates of the invariant models were similar for children and adolescents. Small, non-significant correlations were found for sex and age for children and adolescents. Medium, significant correlations were found for both groups between the KIDSCREEN-27 and WHODAS 2.0. Children and adolescents with multimorbidity had significantly lower physical well-being, psychological well-being, and school environment scores compare to those without multimorbidity. Regression coefficients were similar between groups.CONCLUSION: Findings provide evidence of adequate psychometrics for the KIDSCREEN-27 in young children with chronic physical illness.
AB - PURPOSE: This study examined whether the KIDSCREEN-27 was reliable and valid in young children 2-7 years with chronic physical illnesses which included estimating inter-domain correlations and internal consistency; measurement invariance testing; and, discriminant and convergent validity assessments.METHODS: Data come from the Multimorbidity in Children and Youth across the Life-course; a longitudinal study of individuals aged 2-16 years with physical illness. The parent-reported KIDSCREEN-27 was administered. Children (2-7 years; n = 106) were compared to adolescents (8-16 years; n = 157). Reliability was estimated using Cronbach α for internal consistency. Multiple group confirmatory factor analysis tested for measurement invariance. Cohen's d and Pearson coefficient were used to assess discriminant validity by sex and age. Convergent validity was tested using Pearson coefficients with the WHODAS 2.0 (child functioning/impairment). Multiple regression examined associations between multimorbidity (co-occurring physical and mental illness) and HRQL.RESULTS: Internal consistency reliabilities were α = 0.74-0.88 (children) and α = 0.77-0.88 (adolescents). Inter-domain correlations were relatively low (children: r = 0.18-0.59; adolescents: r = 0.30-0.62) indicating that each KIDSCREEN-27 domain was measuring a unique aspect of health-related quality of life. Measurement invariance was demonstrated (scalar level). Parameter estimates of the invariant models were similar for children and adolescents. Small, non-significant correlations were found for sex and age for children and adolescents. Medium, significant correlations were found for both groups between the KIDSCREEN-27 and WHODAS 2.0. Children and adolescents with multimorbidity had significantly lower physical well-being, psychological well-being, and school environment scores compare to those without multimorbidity. Regression coefficients were similar between groups.CONCLUSION: Findings provide evidence of adequate psychometrics for the KIDSCREEN-27 in young children with chronic physical illness.
U2 - 10.1007/s11136-021-03054-2
DO - 10.1007/s11136-021-03054-2
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 34855060
VL - 31
SP - 1509
EP - 1520
JO - QUAL LIFE RES
JF - QUAL LIFE RES
SN - 0962-9343
IS - 5
ER -