INVESTIGATING THE RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, AND SENSITIVITY OF THE SCALES ASSESSING HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND FUNCTIONAL HEALTH STATUS IN CEREBRAL PALSY


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Dilbay N. K., KEREM GÜNEL M., Aktan T., Guchan Z., Turkyilmaz E. S., ÇANKAYA Ö.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY, cilt.3, sa.5, ss.459-471, 2016 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.15621/ijphy/2016/v3i5/117432
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.459-471
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cerebral Palsy, Functional Health Status, Health Related Quality of Life, PedsQL, PODCI, CHQPF-50, DATA-COLLECTION INSTRUMENT, PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES, AMBULATORY CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, QUESTIONNAIRE, PARENTS, VERSION
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of physical disability in children and it causes many problems such as motor, sensory and cognitive impairment, and it leads to effect child's quality of life. There are many of questionnaire for evaluating quality of life but which is reliable, valid and sensitive to age groups children with CP in Turkish. Our study aims to investigate whether the Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI), Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) and Child Health Questionnaire Parent Form (CHQ PF-50) scales are reliable, valid, and sensitive in children with Cerebral Palsy among different age groups and impairment levels.