Longitudinal factorial invariance of the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales Child Self-Report Version: One year prospective evidence from the California State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1153-1162

  Varni, James W ^a,b   Limbers, Christine A ^b   Newman, Daniel A ^c   Seid, Michael ^d  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Health related quality of life; Longitudinal factor structure; Patient reported outcomes; Pediatrics; PedsQL

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERIC SCORE SCALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE HEALTH PLANS;

EID: 54849435233     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-008-9389-3     Document Type: Article

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