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The Swedish PedsQL gastrointestinal symptoms scale and symptoms module showed good psychometric performance

Matilda Bräutigam1,2, Kate Abrahamsson1,2, Vladimir Gatzinsky1,2

  • 1Department of Paediatric Surgery, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|August 2, 2024
PubMed

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The Swedish Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) gastrointestinal symptoms scale is now validated for children. This tool effectively measures symptoms and quality of life in pediatric gastrointestinal disorders.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Health Outcomes Research
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • No validated symptom scale exists for Swedish children with gastrointestinal disorders.
  • Accurate measurement tools are crucial for assessing pediatric gastrointestinal conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the Swedish version of the Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) gastrointestinal symptoms scale and module.
  • To establish the psychometric properties of the PedsQL in a Swedish pediatric population.

Main Methods:

  • Recruitment of 115 children with gastrointestinal disorders and 149 parents from two Swedish hospitals.
  • Administration of the PedsQL gastrointestinal symptoms scale, symptoms module, and generic core scale.
  • Analysis of feasibility, construct validity, internal consistency, re-test reliability, and child-parent agreement.

Main Results:

  • High feasibility with a response failure rate of ≤5%.
  • Strong construct validity and known-group validity aligned with disease characteristics (p<0.05).
  • Excellent internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha=0.96) and good child-parent agreement (ICC=0.74).

Conclusions:

  • The Swedish PedsQL Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scales demonstrate acceptable measurement properties.
  • The validated scale can be utilized in clinical practice and research for evaluating pediatric gastrointestinal symptoms and quality of life.
Abstract

Keywords:
child–parent agreementconstruct validityfeasibilitygastrointestinal disordersquality of life

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