Reliability and Validity of Ethiopian Amharic Version of the PedsQLTM 4.0 Generic Core Scales and PedsQLTM 3.0 Diabetes Module
| Autor: | Desalegn Girma, Zinie Abita, Alemnew Wale, Semahagn Tilahun |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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reliability business.industry Mechanical Engineering Energy Engineering and Power Technology Validity Management Science and Operations Research language.human_language Exploratory factor analysis PedsQLTM 4.0 GCS 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Amharic Cronbach's alpha quality of life 030225 pediatrics language Medicine PedsQL™3.0 DM business Reliability (statistics) Adolescent Health Medicine and Therapeutics Clinical psychology Parent proxy Original Research |
| Zdroj: | Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics |
| ISSN: | 1179-318X |
| Popis: | Desalegn Girma,1 Zinie Abita,2 Alemnew Wale,1 Semahagn Tilahun1 1Mizan-Tepi University, College of Health Science, Department of Midwifery, Mizan-Teferi, Ethiopia; 2Mizan-Tepi University, College of Health Science, School of Public Health, Department of Reproductive Health, Mizan-Teferi, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Desalegn Girma Tel +251933704490Email desegir@gmail.comBackground: The PedsQLTM 4.0 generic core scales (GCS) assess the generic health by integrating with disease-specific PedsQLTM 3.0 diabetes module (DM). The PedsQLTM 3.0 DM measures the health-related quality of life (HrQoL) specific to diabetes. Even though there is no translation to Ethiopian Amharic, the instruments had translated to different languages and validated. The study is aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Amharic version of the PedsQLTM 4.0 GCS and the PedsQLTM 3.0 DM in children and adolescents with diabetes.Methods: PedsQLTM 4.0 GCS and the PedsQLTM 3.0 DM were administered on 193 children and adolescents with diabetes and their parents. The validity was examined by the exploratory factor analysis, multitrait/multi-item scaling analysis, and multitrait-multimethod and monotrait-multimethod analysis. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient checked the reliability.Results: Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the total PedsQLTM 4.0 GCS (α child self-report= 0.96; α parent proxy report= 0.95) and for total PedsQLTM 3.0 DM (α child self-report= 0.96; α parent proxy report=0.93) were acceptable at individual patient-level analysis. The monotrait-multimethod correlations were higher than multitrait-multimethod correlations. In multitrait/multi-item scale analysis, both total PedsQLTM 4.0 GCS and PedsQLTM 3.0 DM had an excellent item convergent and discriminatory validity success rate.Conclusion: The Amharic versions of the PedsQLTM 4.0 GCS and the PedsQLTM 3.0 DM were valid and reliable instruments to measure the HrQoL of children and adolescents with diabetes.Keywords: quality of life, PedsQL™ 3.0 DM, PedsQLTM 4.0 GCS, validation, reliability |
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