Reliability, acceptability, validity and responsiveness of the CHU9D and PedsQL in the measurement of quality of life in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity.

Alison J HayesRakhee RaghunandanAnagha KilledarSarah SmithErin CvejicMartin HowellStavros PetrouEmily LancsarGermaine WongJonathan CraigKirsten Howard

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2023)

PedsQL and CHU9D overall demonstrated good psychometric properties, supporting their use in measuring HRQoL in paediatric overweight and obesity. CHU9D had poorer responsiveness and did not discriminate between overweight and healthy weight in boys, which may limit its use in economic evaluation.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
weight loss
weight gain
physical activity
intensive care unit
emergency department
body mass index