The Child Health Questionnaire in children with diabetes: Cross-sectional survey of parent and adolescent-reported functional health status

Abstract

Aims: To study parent and adolescent-reported physical, psychosocial and family wellbeing in children aged 5-18 years with diabetes. Methods: Subjects: 5-18-year-olds attending a diabetes clinic at a tertiary children's hospital. Measures: (1) Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) PF-50, a functional heath status measure for children aged 5-18 years (parents); (2) CHQ CF-80, a similar self-report measure (adolescents aged 12-18 years); (3) 11 study-designed questions related to diabetes-specific concerns (parents); (4) global ratings of physical and psychosocial health (clinicians); (5) HbA(1c) level (all subjects). CHQ data were compared with Australian normative data collected six months earlie..