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Construct validity and impact of mode of administration of the PedsQL™ among a pediatric injury population Kruse, Sami; Schneeberg, Amy; Brussoni, Mariana

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the construct validity of the PedsQL™ health related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument for use among injured children and to examine the impact of using different modes of administration, including paper and pencil, online and telephone. Results: rANOVA showed significant differences in PedsQL™ total score between baseline and one month post injury (p < .001), and differences in mean total score at one month post injury by category of injury severity (p < .001). There was also significant interaction by category of injury severity for the change in PedsQL™ total score from baseline to one month (p < .001). Pearson’s correlations were highly significant across three modalities of survey administration: paper and pencil, computer and telephone administration (range: .92 to .97, p < .001). Bland-Altman plots showed strong consistency. Conclusion: The PedsQL™ instrument is able to discriminate between pre and post injury HRQoL, as well as HRQoL post injury for injuries of varying severity. These findings are an indication that this instrument has good construct validity for the purpose of evaluating HRQoL of injured children. Data collected via paper-pencil, online and telephone administration were highly consistent. This is important as depending on the setting, clinical or research, different modalities of completing this instrument may be more appropriate.

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Title
Construct validity and impact of mode of administration of the PedsQL™ among a pediatric injury population
Creator
Kruse, Sami; Schneeberg, Amy; Brussoni, Mariana
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Child and Family Research Institute; Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.)
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2014-11-30
Description
The purpose of this study was to determine the construct validity of the PedsQL™ health related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument for use among injured children and to examine the impact of using different modes of administration, including paper and pencil, online and telephone. Results: rANOVA showed significant differences in PedsQL™ total score between baseline and one month post injury (p < .001), and differences in mean total score at one month post injury by category of injury severity (p < .001). There was also significant interaction by category of injury severity for the change in PedsQL™ total score from baseline to one month (p < .001). Pearson’s correlations were highly significant across three modalities of survey administration: paper and pencil, computer and telephone administration (range: .92 to .97, p < .001). Bland-Altman plots showed strong consistency. Conclusion: The PedsQL™ instrument is able to discriminate between pre and post injury HRQoL, as well as HRQoL post injury for injuries of varying severity. These findings are an indication that this instrument has good construct validity for the purpose of evaluating HRQoL of injured children. Data collected via paper-pencil, online and telephone administration were highly consistent. This is important as depending on the setting, clinical or research, different modalities of completing this instrument may be more appropriate.
Subject
Child; Injury; Health related quality of life; Instrument; Measurement; Children and youth (0-19); Injury methods
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-02-22
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0395930
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/77359
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Other UBC; Non UBC; Pediatrics, Department of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Citation
Kruse, S., Schneeberg, A. & Brussoni, M. Construct validity and impact of mode of administration of the PedsQL™ among a pediatric injury population. Health Qual Life Outcomes 12, 168 (2014).
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s12955-014-0168-2
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher; Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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