Brief report: Assessing the impact of rating scale type, types of items, and age on the measurement of school-age children's self-reported quality of life

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 132-138

  Cremeens, Joanne ^a   Eiser, Christine ^b   Blades, Mark ^b  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Health related quality of life; Rating scales; Self report

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 33846941227     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsj119     Document Type: Article

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