The Internet is valid and reliable for child-report: An example using the Activities Scale for Kids (ASK) and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 314-320

  Young, Nancy L ^a,b   Varni, James W ^c   Snider, Laurie ^d   McCormick, Anna ^e   Sawatzky, Bonita ^f   Scott, Marjorie ^g   King, Gillian ^h,i   Hetherington, Ross ^b   Sears, Ellen ^a   Nicholas, David ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Child Health Evaluative Sciences   (Canada)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g Eastern Health Canada   (Canada)

^h University of Toronto   (Canada)

ⁱ THAMES VALLEY CHILDREN S CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Disability; Evaluation; Online surveys; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES SCALE FOR KIDS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE (STATISTICS); SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SPINA BIFIDA; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 59049102111     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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