TY - JOUR
T1 - The cerebral palsy quality of life for children (CP QOL-Child): Evidence of construct validity
AU - Chen, Kuan Lin
AU - Wang, Hui Yi
AU - Tseng, Mei Hui
AU - Shieh, Jeng Yi
AU - Lu, Lu
AU - Yao, Kai Ping Grace
AU - Huang, Chien Yu
N1 - Funding Information:
We especially thank the physical and occupational therapists of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation of National Taiwan University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, the Ministry of Education, the Bureaus of Education of all the cities and counties, the Cerebral Palsy Association of R.O.C., all local associations and foundations of Cerebral Palsy, and the administrators and teachers of kindergartens and elementary schools for their assistance with recruiting children. We are also grateful to all parents and children for participating in the study. We gratefully acknowledge Professor Anne Henderson for her valuable comments on the manuscript. The study was supported through funding awarded to Mei-Hui Tseng by the National Science Council, Taiwan ( NSC 97-2410-H-002-044-MY2 , NSC 100-2314-B-002-009 ).
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - The Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life for Children (CP QOL-Child) is the first health condition-specific questionnaire designed for measuring QOL in children with cerebral palsy (CP). However, its construct validity has not yet been confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Hence, this study assessed the construct validity of the caregiver proxy-report version of the Chinese version of the CP QOL-Child in children with CP using CFA.A total of 312 children with CP (mean age: 8.59 years, SD: 2.52 years) and their caregivers participated in this study. The Chinese version of the CP QOL-Child was completed by the caregivers of children with CP. Then, CFA was applied to evaluate the seven-factor measurement structure of the CP QOL-Child. The seven-factor CFA model had an adequate fit to our data as judged by χ2 statistic and various goodness-of-fit (GOF) indices, including the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA). This study provided empirical evidence of the construct validity of the CP QOL-Child to support its use with children with CP in the Chinese speaking society.
AB - The Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life for Children (CP QOL-Child) is the first health condition-specific questionnaire designed for measuring QOL in children with cerebral palsy (CP). However, its construct validity has not yet been confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Hence, this study assessed the construct validity of the caregiver proxy-report version of the Chinese version of the CP QOL-Child in children with CP using CFA.A total of 312 children with CP (mean age: 8.59 years, SD: 2.52 years) and their caregivers participated in this study. The Chinese version of the CP QOL-Child was completed by the caregivers of children with CP. Then, CFA was applied to evaluate the seven-factor measurement structure of the CP QOL-Child. The seven-factor CFA model had an adequate fit to our data as judged by χ2 statistic and various goodness-of-fit (GOF) indices, including the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA). This study provided empirical evidence of the construct validity of the CP QOL-Child to support its use with children with CP in the Chinese speaking society.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84871990080&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84871990080&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.11.025
DO - 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.11.025
M3 - Article
C2 - 23291517
AN - SCOPUS:84871990080
SN - 0891-4222
VL - 34
SP - 994
EP - 1000
JO - Research in Developmental Disabilities
JF - Research in Developmental Disabilities
IS - 3
ER -