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Testing the psychometric properties of Kidscreen-27 with Irish children of low socio-economic status
- Source :
- Quality of Life Research, Shannon, S, Breslin, G, Fitzpatrick, B, Hanna, D & Brennan, D 2017, ' Testing the psychometric properties of Kidscreen-27 with Irish children of low socio-economic status ', Quality of Life Research, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 1081-1089 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-016-1432-1
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- BackgroundKidscreen-27 was developed as part of a cross-cultural European Union-funded project to standardise the measurement of children’s health-related quality of life. Yet, research has reported mixed evidence for the hypothesised 5-factor model, and no confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) has been conducted on the instrument with children of low socio-economic status (SES) across Ireland (Northern and Republic).MethodThe data for this study were collected as part of a clustered randomised controlled trial. A total of 663 (347 male, 315 female) 8–9-year-old children (M = 8.74, SD = .50) of low SES took part. A 5- and modified 7-factor CFA models were specified using the maximum likelihood estimation. A nested Chi-square difference test was conducted to compare the fit of the models. Internal consistency and floor and ceiling effects were also examined.ResultsCFA found that the hypothesised 5-factor model was an unacceptable fit. However, the modified 7-factor model was supported. A nested Chi-square difference test confirmed that the fit of the 7-factor model was significantly better than that of the 5-factor model. Internal consistency was unacceptable for just one scale. Ceiling effects were present in all but one of the factors.ConclusionsFuture research should apply the 7-factor model with children of low socio-economic status. Such efforts would help monitor the health status of the population.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Economic growth
Health-related quality of life
Child Health Services
Socio-economic status
Article
Confirmatory factor analysis
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life (healthcare)
Irish
Environmental health
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Child
Socioeconomic status
Poverty
Children
Quality of Life Research
Health related quality of life
Likelihood Functions
030503 health policy & services
Public health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Reproducibility of Results
Mental health
language.human_language
Social Class
language
Quality of Life
Female
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Ireland
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15732649
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4f38b8f59daeb0ab2c4854ca5c6f8899