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Reliability and validity of the Chinese revised version of the pectus excavatum evaluation questionnaire in children with pectus excavatum

Authors: Yujia Wu, Qi Zeng, Yaguang Peng, Chenghao Chen, Na Zhang, Jie Yu

Published in: BMC Pediatrics | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Objective

This study aims to translate the Pectus Excavatum Evaluation Questionnaire(PEEQ) into Chinese, and to comprehensively assess subjective outcomes in quality of life of children with pectus excavatum.

Methods

The PEEQ was translated from English to Chinese as according to the PRO translation guidelines. Structural validity and reliability of the questionnaire were examined by validated factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient analysis respectively.

Results

The results of the validation factor analysis for the Chinese PEEQ parent’s and child’s questionnaires demonstrated that the fit indicators for each dimension met the required criteria. The overall Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of parent’s and child’s questionnaires were 0.840 and 0.854. Both the item-level content validity index (I-CVI) and scale-level content validity index (S-CVI) of each sub-questionnaire were 1.

Conclusion

The Chinese version of the PEEQ parent’s questionnaire is suitable as a proxy assessment for patients with PE, but the child’s questionnaire needs further adjustments.

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Title: Reliability and validity of the Chinese revised version of the pectus excavatum evaluation questionnaire in children with pectus excavatum
Authors: Yujia Wu
Qi Zeng
Yaguang Peng
Chenghao Chen
Na Zhang
Jie Yu
Publication date: 01-12-2024
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Pediatrics / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04598-1

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Reliability and validity of the Chinese revised version of the pectus excavatum evaluation questionnaire in children with pectus excavatum

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Methods

Results

Conclusion

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