Validity of the health-related quality of life assessment in the ADORE study: Parent report form of the CHIP-child edition

AW Riley; D Coghill; CB Forrest; MJ Lorenzo; SJ Ralston; G Spiel; G Baldursson; P Curatolo; S Dalsgaard; M Döpfner; B Falissard; A Hervas; MF Le Heuzey; TS Nøvik; RR Pereira; U Preuss; P Rasmussen; A Rothenberger; HC Steinhausen; L Vlasveld

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Validity of the health-related quality of life assessment in the ADORE study: Parent report form of the CHIP-child edition

AW Riley, D Coghill, CB Forrest, MJ Lorenzo, SJ Ralston, G Spiel, G Baldursson, P Curatolo, S Dalsgaard, M Döpfner, B Falissard, A Hervas, MF Le Heuzey, TS Nøvik, RR Pereira, U Preuss, P Rasmussen, A Rothenberger, HC Steinhausen, L Vlasveld

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | SPRINGER | Published : 2006

DOI: 10.1007/s00787-006-1009-6

Abstract

Objectives: To examine the cross-sectional reliability and validity of the Parent Report Form of the Child Health and Illness Profile-Child Edition (CHIP-CE), a generic measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), in children with ADHD in the pan-European ADHD Observational Research in Europe (ADORE) study. Methods: Parents of children with ADHD (aged 6-18 years) in 10 European countries completed the CHIP-CE at the baseline visit (n=1,477; data missing for one patient). Analyses included determination of internal consistency reliability, ceiling and floor effects, factor analysis, and Pearson's correlations between CHIP-CE and other scales used to measure ADHD severity, problems and f..

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