Validation of a Disease-Specific Questionnaire for Measuring Parent-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Allergies

Uwe, NicolayUnit of Clinical Nursing Research and Research in Immunotherapy and Immunology, Section of Clinical Immunology at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge (author)

Purpose: To evaluate the properties and suitability of a disease-specific questionnaire to assess parent-reported health-related quality of life (HRQL) of children and parents of children suffering from food hypersensitivity (FHS) or allergy to furred pets (AFP). Methods: The parents of 202 children with FHS and of 131 children with AFP filled in questionnaires comprising the CHQ-PF28 and the Food-Pet-Allergy in Children (FPAC) Questionnaire. Psychometric properties of the FPAC questionnaire were evaluated separately for FHS and AFP. Results: Analyses resulted in five proposed scales: Limitations of Family/Child Activities (I), Parents Distress (II), Childs Emotions (III), Child in School (IV) and Family Conflicts (V). Convergent/discriminant validity for scales I, II and III of both questionnaires was high; for scale IV it was moderate. All five FHS and four AFP scales were able to distinguish significantly between children with and without clinical allergy symptoms (known-group validity). Internal consistency reliability was good for scales I, II and III, but poor for scale IV. Conclusion: Three valid scales were determined for both FHS and AFP (Limitations of Family/Child Activities, Parents Distress and Childs Emotions) and can be used in clinical research.

Eva, ÖstblomKarolinska Institutet, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm Universitet,Department of Clinical Research and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm (author)
Egmar, Ann-CharlotteRöda Korsets Högskola,Red Cross University College, Sweden(Swepub:rkh)egma (author)
Nordström, Gun,1946-Karlstads universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper (from 2013),Högskolan i Hedmark,Department of Nursing, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad,Avdelningen för omvårdnad(Swepub:kau)gunnords (author)
Ann, GardulfUnit of Clinical Nursing Research and Research in Immunotherapy and Immunology, Section of Clinical Immunology at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge (author)
Unit of Clinical Nursing Research and Research in Immunotherapy and Immunology, Section of Clinical Immunology at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, HuddingeKarolinska Institutet, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm Universitet (creator_code:org_t)

In:Scandinavian Journal of Caring SciencesOxford : Wiley26:4, s. 679-6870283-93181471-6712

By the author/editor: Uwe, Nicolay; Eva, Östblom; Egmar, Ann-Charl ...; Nordström, Gun, ...; Ann, Gardulf

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Health Sciences; and Nursing

By the university: Karlstad University; Red Cross University College; Karolinska Institutet

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