Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ Asthma Module (PedsQL™ Asthma Module)

Varni JW

Basic description

The PedsQL™ Asthma Module is a specific module of the PedsQL™

Existing versions: Acute version and Standard version, for Toddlers (2-4 years of age), Young Child (5-7 years of age), Child (8-12 years of age), Adolescent (13-18 years of age)

Authors

Varni JW

Objective

To measure asthma specific health-related quality of life

Therapeutic area

Respiratory Tract Diseases
Immune System Diseases

Therapeutic indication

Asthma

Type of Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA)

ObsRO
PRO

Original language(s)

English for the USA

Bibliographic reference(s) of the original questionnaire

Varni, J.W., Burwinkle, T.M., Rapoff, M.A., Kamps, J.L., & Olson, N. (2004). The PedsQL™ in pediatric asthma: Reliability and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ Generic Core Scales and Asthma Module. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 27, 297-318.

Chan, K.S., Mangione-Smith, R., Burwinkle, T.M., Rosen, M., & Varni, J.W. (2005). The PedsQL™: Reliability and validity of the Short-Form Generic Core Scales and Asthma Module. Medical Care, 43, 256-265.

Seid, M., Limbers, C.A., Driscoll, K.A., Opipari-Arrigan, L.A., Gelhard, L.R, & Varni, J.W. (2010). Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL™) Generic Core Scales and Asthma Symptoms Scale in vulnerable children with asthma. Journal of Asthma, 47, 170-177.

Seid, M., D’Amico, E.J., Varni, J.W., Munafo, J., Britto, M., Kercsmar, C., Drotar, D., King, E., & Darbie, L. (2012). The In Vivo adherence intervention for at risk adolescents with asthma: Report of a randomized pilot trial. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 37, 390-403.

Thissen, D., Varni, J.W., Stucky, B.D., Liu, Y., Irwin, D.E., & DeWalt, D.A. (2011). Using the PedsQL™ 3.0 Asthma Module to obtain scores comparable with those of the PROMIS Pediatric Asthma Impact Scale (PAIS). Quality of Life Research, 20, 1497-1505.

Greenley, R.N., Josie, K.L. & Drotar, D. (2008). Self-reported quality of life among inner-city youth with asthma. An empirical examination of the PedsQL™ 3.0 Asthma Module. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 100, 106-111.

Josie, K.L., Greenley, R.N., & Drotar, D. (2007). Health-related quality of life measures for children with asthma: Reliability and validity of the Children’s Health Survey for Asthma and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 3.0 Asthma Module. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 98, 218-224.