Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With ESRD: Performance of the Generic and ESRD-Specific Instrument of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 285-297

  Goldstein, Stuart L ^a   Graham, Nicole ^b   Warady, Bradley A ^c   Seikaly, Mouin ^d   McDonald, Ruth ^e   Burwinkle, Tasha M ^f   Limbers, Christine A ^g   Varni, James W ^g  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^g TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; end stage renal disease; patient reported outcomes; Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; ESTHETICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LEARNING; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38149079698     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.09.021     Document Type: Article

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