Validity and responsiveness of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 generic core scales in the pediatric inpatient setting

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1114-1121

  Desai, Arti D ^a,b   Zhou, Chuan ^a,b   Stanford, Susan ^b   Haaland, Wren ^b   Varni, James W ^b,c,d   Mangione Smith, Rita M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERIC CORE SCALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; MALE; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 84925226126     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: 21686211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1600     Document Type: Article

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