Validity and reliability of the Turkish translation of the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire

The aim of this study was to adapt the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) into Turkish and to demonstrate its psychometric performance. After Turkish adaptation of the PAQLQ, this study was conducted on 122 children with asthma aged between 7 and 16 years. A sociodemograph...

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Main Authors: Hasan Yüksel, Ozge Yilmaz, Cengiz Kirmaz, Erhan Eser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2009-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2277
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description The aim of this study was to adapt the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) into Turkish and to demonstrate its psychometric performance. After Turkish adaptation of the PAQLQ, this study was conducted on 122 children with asthma aged between 7 and 16 years. A sociodemographic form and PAQLQ and KINDL (a generic health-related quality of life instrument developed for children) questionnaires were applied. Reliability analysis consisted of internal consistency and item-total score correlations, while validity was tested by construct validity. Cronbach alpha scores for Activity (0.80), Symptoms (0.90), and Emotional (0.86) domains were satisfactory. Item versus subscale and total score correlations were significant. Correlations of total PAQLQ score with KINDL total and Physical and Psychological Well-Being domains were significant (r=0.33, 0.45 and 0.31 respectively, p
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spelling doaj-art-aaed68aa9c0a4f5d9ecf22015e13bdf62025-08-20T03:00:54ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212009-04-01512Validity and reliability of the Turkish translation of the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life QuestionnaireHasan Yüksel0Ozge YilmazCengiz KirmazErhan EserDepartment of Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology, Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey. The aim of this study was to adapt the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) into Turkish and to demonstrate its psychometric performance. After Turkish adaptation of the PAQLQ, this study was conducted on 122 children with asthma aged between 7 and 16 years. A sociodemographic form and PAQLQ and KINDL (a generic health-related quality of life instrument developed for children) questionnaires were applied. Reliability analysis consisted of internal consistency and item-total score correlations, while validity was tested by construct validity. Cronbach alpha scores for Activity (0.80), Symptoms (0.90), and Emotional (0.86) domains were satisfactory. Item versus subscale and total score correlations were significant. Correlations of total PAQLQ score with KINDL total and Physical and Psychological Well-Being domains were significant (r=0.33, 0.45 and 0.31 respectively, phttps://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2277
spellingShingle Hasan Yüksel
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Erhan Eser
Validity and reliability of the Turkish translation of the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title Validity and reliability of the Turkish translation of the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire
title_full Validity and reliability of the Turkish translation of the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire
title_fullStr Validity and reliability of the Turkish translation of the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire
title_full_unstemmed Validity and reliability of the Turkish translation of the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire
title_short Validity and reliability of the Turkish translation of the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire
title_sort validity and reliability of the turkish translation of the pediatric asthma quality of life questionnaire
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2277
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