| Lee PH |
------>authors3_c= ------>paper_class1=1 ------>Impact_Factor=2.466 ------>paper_class3=2 ------>paper_class2=1 ------>vol=17 ------>confirm_bywho=clin ------>insert_bywho=pihsia ------>Jurnal_Rank=21.1 ------>authors4_c= ------>comm_author= ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c= ------>publish_day=1 ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2=611 ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=H0100 ------>insert_date=20081119 ------>iam=1 ------>update_date=None ------>author=??? ------>change_event=4 ------>ISSN= ------>authors_c= ------>score=387 ------>journal_name=Quality of Life Research ------>paper_name=Psychometric evaluation of the Taiwanese version of the Kiddo-KINDL® generic children's health-related quality ------>confirm_date=20081126 ------>tch_id=081007 ------>pmid=18368515 ------>page1=603 ------>fullAbstract=BACKGROUND: Health-related quality of life measures are increasingly being used in evaluating health care outcome around the world. There is a demand for the development of quality of life measures to be used cross-culturally. The aim of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Taiwanese version of Kiddo-KINDL, a health-related quality of life questionnaire. METHODS: The original German-version of Kiddo-KINDL was translated into Chinese (Taiwanese) via the forward/backward translation process. Psychometric testing was performed with a national sample of 1,985 healthy students between the ages of 12 and 16. Data were analyzed based on 1,675 usable questionnaires. RESULTS: The reliability coefficients were alpha = 0.81 (overall) and -0.31 to 0.84 for six subscales. The subscales with low Cronbach~s alpha were "school" and "friends." Test-retest reliability was 0.77. Convergent validity was examined with the broadly used Taiwanese version of the Adolescent Depressive Mood Self-Detecting Scale. The result was satisfactory. Construct validity was further examined with exploratory factor analysis. The six-factor solution explained 45.2% of the variance. The construct of Kiddo-KINDL (Taiwanese version) appeared to be appropriate for measuring health-related quality of life in healthy adolescents. CONCLUSIONS: Kiddo-KINDL (Taiwanese version) is a relatively reliable and valid questionnaire of adolescents~ health-related quality of life. However, items in the "school" and "friends" subscales need to be further modified to be more culturally appropriate. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=19364 ------>authors2=Chang LI ------>authors3=Ravens-Sieberer U ------>authors4= ------>authors5= ------>authors6= ------>authors6_c= ------>authors=Lee PH ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c= ------>publish_area=0 ------>updateTitle=Psychometric evaluation of the Taiwanese version of the Kiddo-kINDL generic children~s health-related quality of life instrument. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag=None ------>submit_date=None ------>country=None ------>no=4 ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho=None ------>publish_year=2008 ------>submit_flag=None ------>publish_month=1 |