Title
Measuring health-related quality of life in adolescents: Agreement between raters and between methods of administration
Author
Verrips, G.H.W.
Vogels, A.G.C.
den Ouden, A.L.
Paneth, N.
Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P.
TNO Preventie en Gezondheid
Publication year
2000
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the agreement between children and proxies as well as the agreement between methods of administration in assessing Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) using the TNO AZL Children's Quality Of Life (TACQOL) questionnaire. A random sample from a Dutch cohort of 14-year-old very low birth weight children and their parents were invited to participate in a face-to-face (n = 150) or telephone interview (n = 150). Participants were also sent a questionnaire by mail. The response rate was 83%. Inter-rater and intermethod agreement were generally good in observable HRQoL domains, and moderate in less readily observable, and possibly less stable, domains such as moods, pain and physical symptoms, and social functioning. In measuring children's HRQoL using the TACQOL, the results and their interpretation are dependent on the source of information and the method of administration. © 2000 Blackwell Science Ltd.
Subject
Health
Adolescent
Affect
Attitude to Health
Child
Child, Preschool
Chronic Disease
Follow-Up Studies
Health Status
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Observer Variation
Pain
Prospective Studies
Psychometrics
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results Adolescents
Agreement
Proxy
Quality of life
TACQOL
Comparative study
Preschool child
Psychologic test
Psychological aspect
Psychometry
Reproducibility
Statistics
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TNO identifier
235816
ISSN
0305-1862
Source
Child: Care, Health and Development, 26 (6), 457-469
Document type
article