Description and psychometric properties of the CP QOL-Teen: A quality of life questionnaire for adolescents with cerebral palsy

To assess the measurement properties of a new QOL instrument, the Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire-Teen (CP QOL-Teen), in adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 13-18 years, examining domain structure, reliability, validity and adolescent-caregiver concordance. Based on age, 695 eligi...

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Main Authors: Davis, E., Mackinnon, A., Davern, M., Boyd, Roslyn, Bohanna, I., Waters, E., Graham, H., Reid, S., Reddihough, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13891
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author Davis, E.
Mackinnon, A.
Davern, M.
Boyd, Roslyn
Bohanna, I.
Waters, E.
Graham, H.
Reid, S.
Reddihough, D.
author_facet Davis, E.
Mackinnon, A.
Davern, M.
Boyd, Roslyn
Bohanna, I.
Waters, E.
Graham, H.
Reid, S.
Reddihough, D.
author_sort Davis, E.
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description To assess the measurement properties of a new QOL instrument, the Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire-Teen (CP QOL-Teen), in adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 13-18 years, examining domain structure, reliability, validity and adolescent-caregiver concordance. Based on age, 695 eligible families were invited to participate by mail. Questionnaires were returned by 112 primary caregivers (71.8% of questionnaires sent). 87 adolescents aged 12-18 years also completed the questionnaires. CP QOL-Teen, generic QOL instruments (KIDSCREEN, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory), functioning (Gross Motor Function Classification System) and a condition-specific instrument (PedsQL-CP) were used. Principal components analysis produced seven scales: wellbeing and participation; communication and physical health; school wellbeing; social wellbeing; access to services; family health; feelings about functioning. Cronbach's alphas for the derived scales ranged from 0.81 to 0.96 (primary caregiver report) and 0.78 to 0.95 (adolescent report). Test-retest reliability (4 weeks) ranged from 0.57 to 0.88 for adolescent self-report and 0.29 to 0.83 for primary caregiver report. Moderate correlations were observed with other generic and condition specific measures of QOL, indicating adequate construct validity. Moderate correlations were observed between adolescent self-report and primary caregiver proxy report. This study demonstrates acceptable psychometric properties of both the adolescent self-report and the primary caregiver proxy report versions of the CP QOL-Teen.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-138912017-09-13T15:01:41Z Description and psychometric properties of the CP QOL-Teen: A quality of life questionnaire for adolescents with cerebral palsy Davis, E. Mackinnon, A. Davern, M. Boyd, Roslyn Bohanna, I. Waters, E. Graham, H. Reid, S. Reddihough, D. To assess the measurement properties of a new QOL instrument, the Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire-Teen (CP QOL-Teen), in adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 13-18 years, examining domain structure, reliability, validity and adolescent-caregiver concordance. Based on age, 695 eligible families were invited to participate by mail. Questionnaires were returned by 112 primary caregivers (71.8% of questionnaires sent). 87 adolescents aged 12-18 years also completed the questionnaires. CP QOL-Teen, generic QOL instruments (KIDSCREEN, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory), functioning (Gross Motor Function Classification System) and a condition-specific instrument (PedsQL-CP) were used. Principal components analysis produced seven scales: wellbeing and participation; communication and physical health; school wellbeing; social wellbeing; access to services; family health; feelings about functioning. Cronbach's alphas for the derived scales ranged from 0.81 to 0.96 (primary caregiver report) and 0.78 to 0.95 (adolescent report). Test-retest reliability (4 weeks) ranged from 0.57 to 0.88 for adolescent self-report and 0.29 to 0.83 for primary caregiver report. Moderate correlations were observed with other generic and condition specific measures of QOL, indicating adequate construct validity. Moderate correlations were observed between adolescent self-report and primary caregiver proxy report. This study demonstrates acceptable psychometric properties of both the adolescent self-report and the primary caregiver proxy report versions of the CP QOL-Teen. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13891 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.08.018 restricted
spellingShingle Davis, E.
Mackinnon, A.
Davern, M.
Boyd, Roslyn
Bohanna, I.
Waters, E.
Graham, H.
Reid, S.
Reddihough, D.
Description and psychometric properties of the CP QOL-Teen: A quality of life questionnaire for adolescents with cerebral palsy
title Description and psychometric properties of the CP QOL-Teen: A quality of life questionnaire for adolescents with cerebral palsy
title_full Description and psychometric properties of the CP QOL-Teen: A quality of life questionnaire for adolescents with cerebral palsy
title_fullStr Description and psychometric properties of the CP QOL-Teen: A quality of life questionnaire for adolescents with cerebral palsy
title_full_unstemmed Description and psychometric properties of the CP QOL-Teen: A quality of life questionnaire for adolescents with cerebral palsy
title_short Description and psychometric properties of the CP QOL-Teen: A quality of life questionnaire for adolescents with cerebral palsy
title_sort description and psychometric properties of the cp qol-teen: a quality of life questionnaire for adolescents with cerebral palsy
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13891