Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To clarify concepts and methodological problems in existing multidimensional health status measures for children.
DESIGN: Thematic review of instruments found by computerised and manual searches, 1979-95.
SUBJECTS: Nine health status instruments.
MAIN RESULTS: Many instruments did not satisfy criteria of being child centered or family focussed; few had sufficient psychometric properties for research or clinical use; underlying conceptual assumptions were rarely explicit.
CONCLUSIONS: Quality of life measures should be viewed cautiously. Interdisciplinary discussion is required, as well as discussion with children and parents, to establish constructs that are truly useful.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 391-6 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 1996 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Health Status Indicators
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Pediatrics
- Quality of Life
- Research Design