%0 Journal Article %1 M2007 %A de M O Morales, N?vea %A Silva, Carlos H M %A Frontarolli, Ana C %A Ara?jo, Renata R H %A Rangel, Viviane O %A Pinto, Rog?rio M C %A Morales, Rog?rio R %A Gomes, D?bora C %D 2007 %J Qual Life Res %K Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Brazil; Caregivers; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disabled Children; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Proxy; Psychometrics; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Sickness Impact Profile %N 3 %P 437--444 %R 10.1007/s11136-006-9136-6 %T Psychometric properties of the initial Brazilian version of the CHQ-PF50 applied to the caregivers of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-006-9136-6 %V 16 %X GOALS: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the initial Brazilian version of the Child Health Questionnaire(CHQ-PF50) in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy(CP). METHODS: The caregivers of 5- to 18-year-old children and adolescents with CP answered the self-administered CHQ-PF50 questionnaire. Data quality, reliability and validity were studied. The Gross Motor Function Measure was used to assess physical function. RESULTS: Ninety-six caregivers answered the questionnaire. Patient age ranged from 5 to 17.9 years (mean: 9.3 years). Missing data rate was low. Floor effect occurred in 3 scales and was substantial for quadriplegia group (63.6-77.3\%). Ceiling effect occurred in 9 scales. Reliability was adequate for all scales except for the general health perception scale (Cronbach alpha coefficient = 0.24). The validity was adequate in general, but the role/social limitations-emotional behavioral scale was not satisfactory for discriminant and divergent validity. CONCLUSION: The initial Brazilian version of the CHQ-PF50 showed, in general, adequate psychometric properties for application in patients with CP. Although floor and ceiling effects are expected in heterogeneous group as a limitation inherent to generic assessment instruments, they must be carefully considered in further studies. The general health perception and role/social limitations-emotional behavioral scale must be further reviewed for this population.

@article{M2007, abstract = {GOALS: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the initial Brazilian version of the Child Health Questionnaire(CHQ-PF50) in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy(CP). METHODS: The caregivers of 5- to 18-year-old children and adolescents with CP answered the self-administered CHQ-PF50 questionnaire. Data quality, reliability and validity were studied. The Gross Motor Function Measure was used to assess physical function. RESULTS: Ninety-six caregivers answered the questionnaire. Patient age ranged from 5 to 17.9 years (mean: 9.3 years). Missing data rate was low. Floor effect occurred in 3 scales and was substantial for quadriplegia group (63.6-77.3\%). Ceiling effect occurred in 9 scales. Reliability was adequate for all scales except for the general health perception scale (Cronbach alpha coefficient = 0.24). The validity was adequate in general, but the role/social limitations-emotional behavioral scale was not satisfactory for discriminant and divergent validity. CONCLUSION: The initial Brazilian version of the CHQ-PF50 showed, in general, adequate psychometric properties for application in patients with CP. Although floor and ceiling effects are expected in heterogeneous group as a limitation inherent to generic assessment instruments, they must be carefully considered in further studies. The general health perception and role/social limitations-emotional behavioral scale must be further reviewed for this population.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:43:35.000+0200}, author = {de M O Morales, N?vea and Silva, Carlos H M and Frontarolli, Ana C and Ara?jo, Renata R H and Rangel, Viviane O and Pinto, Rog?rio M C and Morales, Rog?rio R and Gomes, D?bora C}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b74590b3de44d85cb03968ce5286dc0f/ar0berts}, doi = {10.1007/s11136-006-9136-6}, groups = {public}, interhash = {8d6c86ce216d6875d79eac7f7cc32463}, intrahash = {b74590b3de44d85cb03968ce5286dc0f}, journal = {Qual Life Res}, keywords = {Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Brazil; Caregivers; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disabled Children; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Proxy; Psychometrics; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Sickness Impact Profile}, month = Apr, number = 3, pages = {437--444}, pmid = {17334831}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:43:35.000+0200}, title = {Psychometric properties of the initial Brazilian version of the CHQ-PF50 applied to the caregivers of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-006-9136-6}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 16, year = 2007 }