Comparing quality of life instruments: Sizing them up versus pediatric quality of life inventory and Kid-KINDL
Introduction: Children with overweight or obesity are very likely to experience health problems including low levels of psychological well-being and impaired quality of life (QoL). Given that the importance of QoL includes policymaking measuring QoL is especially crucial. Therefore, comparing generi...
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| description | Introduction: Children with overweight or obesity are very likely to experience health problems including low levels of psychological well-being and impaired quality of life (QoL). Given that the importance of QoL includes policymaking measuring QoL is especially crucial. Therefore, comparing generic (Kid-KINDL and Pediatric QoL Inventory [PedsQL]) and weight-related (Sizing Them Up) measures could provide insights for healthcare providers to decide how and when to use which QoL instrument. Methods: I recruited 199 school children studied between 3rd and 6th grades from 11 schools in Southern Taiwan, and all the children completed child depression inventory (for depression) and Rosenberg self-esteem scale (for self-esteem); one of their parents completed Sizing Them Up, PedsQL, and Kid-KINDL. Results: I constructed structural equation modeling to investigate the associations between these instruments, and the results indicated that self-esteem had the strongest relationship with Kid-KINDL; weight had the strongest relationship with Sizing Them Up. Moreover, both PedsQL and Kid-KINDL could observe the depression among children. Conclusion: Healthcare providers may have insights to select appropriate measure to assess QoL for overweight/obese children according to my findings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-576e5a2eebb54950b76ddb2ddf0e9aed2022-12-22T01:59:05ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSocial Health and Behavior2589-97672589-97672018-01-0112424710.4103/SHB.SHB_25_18Comparing quality of life instruments: Sizing them up versus pediatric quality of life inventory and Kid-KINDLChung Ying LinIntroduction: Children with overweight or obesity are very likely to experience health problems including low levels of psychological well-being and impaired quality of life (QoL). Given that the importance of QoL includes policymaking measuring QoL is especially crucial. Therefore, comparing generic (Kid-KINDL and Pediatric QoL Inventory [PedsQL]) and weight-related (Sizing Them Up) measures could provide insights for healthcare providers to decide how and when to use which QoL instrument. Methods: I recruited 199 school children studied between 3rd and 6th grades from 11 schools in Southern Taiwan, and all the children completed child depression inventory (for depression) and Rosenberg self-esteem scale (for self-esteem); one of their parents completed Sizing Them Up, PedsQL, and Kid-KINDL. Results: I constructed structural equation modeling to investigate the associations between these instruments, and the results indicated that self-esteem had the strongest relationship with Kid-KINDL; weight had the strongest relationship with Sizing Them Up. Moreover, both PedsQL and Kid-KINDL could observe the depression among children. Conclusion: Healthcare providers may have insights to select appropriate measure to assess QoL for overweight/obese children according to my findings.http://www.shbonweb.com/article.asp?issn=2589-9767;year=2018;volume=1;issue=2;spage=42;epage=47;aulast=Linchildrenobesityparent-proxyquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Chung Ying Lin Comparing quality of life instruments: Sizing them up versus pediatric quality of life inventory and Kid-KINDL Social Health and Behavior children obesity parent-proxy quality of life |
| title | Comparing quality of life instruments: Sizing them up versus pediatric quality of life inventory and Kid-KINDL |
| title_full | Comparing quality of life instruments: Sizing them up versus pediatric quality of life inventory and Kid-KINDL |
| title_fullStr | Comparing quality of life instruments: Sizing them up versus pediatric quality of life inventory and Kid-KINDL |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing quality of life instruments: Sizing them up versus pediatric quality of life inventory and Kid-KINDL |
| title_short | Comparing quality of life instruments: Sizing them up versus pediatric quality of life inventory and Kid-KINDL |
| title_sort | comparing quality of life instruments sizing them up versus pediatric quality of life inventory and kid kindl |
| topic | children obesity parent-proxy quality of life |
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