Psychometric properties of PedsQL generic core scales for children with functional constipation in the Netherlands

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 739-747

  Hartman, Esther E ^a   Pawaskar, Manjiri ^b   Williams, Valerie ^c   McLeod, Lori ^c   Dubois, Dominique ^d   Benninga, Marc A ^e   Joseph, Alain ^f  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SHIRE   (United States)

^c RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^e EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f Shire AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Constipation; Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 Generic Core Scales; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DEFECATION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PARENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY VERSION 4.0 GENERIC CORE SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84916939688     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000527     Document Type: Article

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