Health Qual Life Out
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Health Qual Life Out · Apr 2005
Measurement properties of the UK-English version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL) generic core scales.
Health related quality of life (HRQL) has been recognised as an important paediatric outcome measurement. One of the more promising measures to emerge in recent years is the Pediatric Quality Of Life Inventory (PedsQL), developed in the US. Advantages of the PedsQL include brevity, availability of age appropriate versions and parallel forms for child and parent. This study developed a UK-English version of PedsQL generic module and assessed its performance in a group of UK children and their parents. ⋯ The UK-English version of PedsQL performed as well as the original PedsQL and is recommended for assessment of paediatric HRQL in the UK.