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Psychometric properties and validation of the P olish CP QOL ‐ C hild questionnaire: a pilot study
Author(s) -
Dmitruk Elżbieta,
Mirska Anna,
Kułak Wojciech,
Kalinowska Anna K.,
Okulczyk Kamila,
Wojtkowski Janusz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of caring sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1471-6712
pISSN - 0283-9318
DOI - 10.1111/scs.12095
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , psychology , internal consistency , medicine , clinical psychology , psychometrics , nursing
Aim Translate, determine the psychometric properties and validate the P olish CP QOL ‐Child questionnaire. Materials and methods A double translation of the questionnaire from E nglish into P olish and back was executed. The questionnaire was distributed to 55 parents/legal guardians of children with cerebral palsy aged 4–12 years. The psychometric properties of the questionnaire were determined on the basis of its internal consistency and the internal consistency of each of the investigated aspects, as well as on the assessment of the relationship between quality of life and such data as child's age, parent's age, place of residence and GMFCS level. Results The results showed high levels of internal consistency of the P olish version of the CP QOL ‐ C hild questionnaire – C ronbach's α was between 0.77 and 0.82, which is comparable to the original scale, where it was 0.74–0.92. In addition, we found no relationship between child's age and parent's age and the child's quality of life. Whereas we determined dependencies between the child's GMFCS level and quality of life in areas such as emotional state (p = 0.025), pain and the effects of disability (p = 0.033), and to a lesser extent participation in social life (p = 0.045). However, S pearman test presented that only domain pain and impact of disability reported positive correlation r = 0.43. Conclusion Studies showed that E nglish language the CP QOL ‐ C hild questionnaire was successful translated into P olish which is confirmed by the results of the assessment of the psychometric properties and validation of the P olish language questionnaire. The results of our study indicate that the P olish language version of the CP QOL ‐ C hild questionnaire is an appropriate tool to assess the quality of life of P olish‐speaking children with cerebral palsy aged 4–12 years.