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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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
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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 Ozge Yilmaz Cengiz Kirmaz 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 |
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