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Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research

Psychometric evaluation and wording effects on the Chinese version of the parent-proxy Kid-KINDL

Authors: Chih-Ting Lee, Chung-Ying Lin, Meng-Che Tsai, Carol Strong, Yi-Ching Lin

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Background

The pediatric quality of life (QoL) questionnaire, the child-rated Kid-KINDL, has wording effects. However, no studies have examined for its parallel questionnaire, the parent-proxy Kid-KINDL. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties and wording effects of the parent-proxy Kid-KINDL.

Methods

Parents with 8- to 12-year-old children (n = 247) completed the parent-proxy Kid-KINDL, 83 of them completed it again 7–14 days later, and 241 of their children completed the child-rated Kid-KINDL. Internal consistency was examined using Cronbach’s α; test-retest reliability and concurrent validity, using Pearson correlation coefficients (r); construct validity and wording effects, using confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs).

Results

The internal consistency of the parent-proxy Kid-KINDL total score was acceptable (α = .86). Test-retest reliability (r = .33–.60) and concurrent validity (r = .27–.42) were acceptable or nearly acceptable for all subscales and the total score. The CFA models simultaneously accounting for QoL traits and wording effects had satisfactory fit indices, and outperformed the model accounting only for QoL traits. However, four subscales had unsatisfactory internal consistency, which might be attributable to wording effects.

Conclusion

When children are unable to complete a QoL questionnaire, the parent-proxy Kid-KINDL can substitute with all due cautions to wording effects and inconsistent reliability among different raters.
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Metadata
Title
Psychometric evaluation and wording effects on the Chinese version of the parent-proxy Kid-KINDL
Authors
Chih-Ting Lee
Chung-Ying Lin
Meng-Che Tsai
Carol Strong
Yi-Ching Lin
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-016-0526-3

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