Title
Children proxies' quality-of-life agreement depended on the country using the European KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire
Author
Robitail, S.
Siméoni, M.C.
Ravens-Sieberer, U.
Bruil, J.
Auquier, P.
TNO Preventie en Gezondheid
Publication year
2007
Abstract
Objective: The aims of this study were to assess the level of agreement and the magnitude of discrepancies between children and their parents, and whether these levels of agreement/discrepancy depend on the country of living, the domains of quality of life assessed, the age and gender of the children, and other background variables. Study Design and Setting: The KIDSCREEN pilot study involved 2,526 youth-proxy pairs in seven European countries. The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children and their parents as proxy has been assessed in parallel using a 10-dimension KIDSCREEN-52 Pilot test questionnaire. Results: For the 10 dimensions, the mean difference between proxy and youth score decreases as the HRQoL level increases. Physical and cognitive domains showed the major agreement between youth and proxy measure. Social and psychological domains presented the main discrepancies. Linear regression models highlighted that the agreement was depending on the country for the 10 dimensions. Impact of age and gender on agreement were not consistent across the 10 dimensions. Conclusion: Agreement is higher for the girls than for the boys and for the adolescents than for children. To further explore the country effect on agreement, results need replication in representative studies. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Subject
Health
Agreement
Children
Proxy
Quality of life
Age distribution
Cognition
Custody
Kidscreen 52 questionnaire
Linear regression analysis
Psychological aspect
Quality of life school child
Scoring system
Sex difference
Social aspect
Adolescent
Adolescent Psychology
Adult
Age Factors
Child
Child Psychology
Europe
Family
Female
Health Status
Humans
Male
Parent-Child Relations
Parents
Peer Group
Pilot Projects
Proxy
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Self Concept
Sex Factors
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.09.007
TNO identifier
239975
ISSN
0895-4356
Source
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 60 (5)
Document type
article