Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised (CFQ-R)

The original CFQ was developed in France in 1997. It was revised by Dr Quittner et al. in 2000.

The CFQ-R comprises 4 versions:

• Teen/Adult version
• Child version (interviewer format and self-report format)
• Parent version for children
• Preschool version

Quittner AL, Buu A, Messer MA, Modi AC, Watrous M. Development and validation of The Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire in the United States: a health-related quality-of-life measure for cystic fibrosis. Chest. 2005 Oct;128(4):2347-54 (PubMed Abstract)

Modi AC, Quittner AL. Validation of a disease-specific measure of health-related quality of life for children with cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr Psychol. 2003 Dec;28(8):535-45 (PubMed Abstract)

Quittner AL, Sweeny S, Watrous M, Munzenberger P, Bearss K, Gibson Nitza A, Fisher LA, Henry B. Translation and linguistic validation of a disease-specific quality of life measure for cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr Psychol. 2000 Sep;25(6):403-14 (PubMed Abstract)

Quittner AL, Espelage DL, Watrous ML, and al. Validation of a disease-specific quality of life measure for cystic fibrosis: The cystic fibrosis questionnaire (CFQ). Pediat Pulmonol 1999; Suppl 19): 326

Quittner AL. Measurement of quality of life in cystic fibrosis. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 1998 Nov;4(6):326-31 (PubMed abstract)

Quittner AL, Sawicki GS, McMullen A, Rasouliyan L, Pasta DJ, Yegin A, et al. Psychometric evaluation of the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised in a national sample.[Republished in Qual Life Res. 2012 Sep;21(7):1279-90 (PubMed abstract)

Quittner AL, Morris AM, Wainwright C, Cheney J. Development of the preschool cystic fibrosis questionnaire-revised (CFQ-R). Quality of Life Research. 2015;24 (1 Supplement 1):41. (conference abstract)