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Published on: June 20, 2020
Quality of life measurement in children and adolescents: issues, instruments, and applications
J L Wallander1, M Schmitt, H M Koot
1Civitan International Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294-0017, USA. wallende@uab.edu
Abstract:
There is increasing interest in measuring quality of life (QL) in children and adolescents, but this interest has developed without careful attention given numerous important issues. Consequently, there is much diversity and confusion in this measurement area. We discuss at a conceptual level herein how to construe and define QL, approach its measurement, and the implications of for whom this is done. Methodological issues pertaining to validation, proxy report, and child development are also discussed. Guidelines for selecting QL measures are provided and a set of generic QL measures is recommended for further consideration. Finally, applications of the QL concept in the policy, service and care, and science areas are delineated.
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