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Joyce A Cramer1, Marie Claude Simeoni, Pascal Auquier
1Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. joyce.cramer@yale.edu
Abstract:
This study assessed the psychometric properties of a recently developed health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument (Vécu et Santé Perçue de l'Adolescent -Malade, VSP-AM) in 172 adolescents receiving growth hormone. The VSP-AM was cross-culturally adapted into English and tested for internal consistency (alpha=0.78-0.89 subscales, 0.74 Summary Score), construct and criterion validity, and responsiveness. Correlations with other scales demonstrated convergent validity. Adolescents who reported HRQOL as high or low had significantly different scores (all p<0.001). Adolescents receiving growth hormone therapy differed significantly from adolescents with medical, surgical or psychiatric disorders. The VSP-AM shows reliability and validity for HRQOL measurement in adolescents with growth disorders.
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