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Measurement equivalence of the short-form Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy Questionnaire (QOLCE-16)
- Source :
- Paediatrics Publications
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2019.
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Abstract
- Objective The aim of this study was to assess measurement equivalence in the 16-item short-form Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy Questionnaire (QOLCE-16) across age, sex, and time in a sample of children with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Methods Data came from 373 children participating in the Health-related Quality of Life in Children with Epilepsy Study (HERQULES), a multicenter prospective cohort study. Measurement equivalence was assessed using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis methods. Comparison groups were stratified by age (4–7 years vs. 8–12 years), sex (male vs. female), and time (at diagnosis vs. 24 months postdiagnosis). Results The QOLCE-16 demonstrated measurement equivalence at the level of strict invariance for each comparison group tested — age: χ2 (3, 274) = 429.6, p Significance The findings provide support for the robust psychometric profile of the QOLCE-16 as a reliable and valid measure of health-related quality of life for children with epilepsy. Demonstrating good properties and a multidimensional structure, the QOLCE-16 is an appropriate short measure for both clinicians and researchers wanting to obtain health-related quality of life information on children with epilepsy.
- Subjects :
- Male
Childhood epilepsy
Psychometrics
Pediatrics
Newly diagnosed epilepsy
Cohort Studies
03 medical and health sciences
Behavioral Neuroscience
Epilepsy
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Humans
Medicine
Prospective Studies
030212 general & internal medicine
Child
Preschool
Prospective cohort study
Equivalence (measure theory)
business.industry
Reproducibility of Results
Statistical
medicine.disease
Confirmatory factor analysis
Neurology
Child, Preschool
Quality of Life
Female
Neurology (clinical)
Factor Analysis, Statistical
business
Factor Analysis
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Cohort study
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15255050
- Volume :
- 90
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Epilepsy & Behavior
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7c8d4839b1a58664491697aaf4eb011d