Τίτλος:
Validation of the Greek version of the Quality of Life in Short Stature Youth (QoLISSY) questionnaire
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
The Quality of Life in Short Stature Youth (QoLISSY) questionnaire is a condition-specific instrument for measuring the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in short statured children/adolescents from patients' and parents' perspectives. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Greek version of the QoLISSY questionnaire. The original European QoLISSY scales were translated into Greek following the guidelines for linguistic validation and applied to 184 dyads of children 8-18 years old and their parents, as well as to 14 parents of children 4-7 years old in Greece. The field testing responses to the Greek version of QoLISSY were analyzed. The qualitative analysis of the Greek data provided results consistent with the European sample. The subsequent field test showed acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach α between 0.67-0.93) and high test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients [ICC] ≥0.70). Correlations with the generic KIDSCREEN questionnaire indicated good convergent validity. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) also yielded acceptable results. Higher HRQoL for taller children suggests that QoLISSY was able to detect significant height-related differences. The Greek version of the QoLISSY questionnaire is psychometrically sound and its use is recommended in further clinical research to ascertain the impact of short stature (SS) and treatments in Greek children/adolescents and families. © 2019 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
Συγγραφείς:
Drosatou, C.
Vlachopapadopoulou, E.-A.
Bullinger, M.
Quitmann, J.
Silva, N.
Salemi, G.
Pavlopoulou, I.
Michalacos, S.
Tsoumakas, K.
Περιοδικό:
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
Εκδότης:
De Gruyter Mouton
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
adolescent; adult; article; body height; child; clinical research; confirmatory factor analysis; controlled study; convergent validity; correlation coefficient; Cronbach alpha coefficient; Greece; Greek (citizen); human; internal consistency; juvenile; practice guideline; qualitative analysis; quality of life; questionnaire; sound; test retest reliability; validation process; female; growth disorder; male; preschool child; psychology; psychometry; publication; quality of life; reproducibility; validation study, Adolescent; Body Height; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Greece; Growth Disorders; Humans; Male; Psychometrics; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; Translations
DOI:
10.1515/jpem-2018-0403
