… quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in cost-utility analysis. Negative values are theoretically
… Cultural issues present in the initial instrument development (as opposed to subsequent …

… of these 22 generic instruments available to measure QoL in children with … quality of these
instruments found 195 suitable papers, of which 30 assessed psychometric quality in child …

… and there has been no quality of life measure developed for this population. Our … using
generic instruments. … This preliminary study sought to first establish the primary domains of QoL …

… Existing, popular generic preference-based measures such … (≥7 years of age) and to
assess its preliminary psychometric … , considered independent from any particular theoretical, …

… were significantly more among subjects aged 8–12 years/13–18 … oriented towards ensuring
the optimal health-related quality … Generic measures assess and compare health status in …

… has an increasing prevalence driven by a complex interplay of … by premature mortality
and low quality of life due to its … -5L): is a generic instrument to measure self-perceived health…

… Children aged 6-12 years old were recruited from the … Our findings provide preliminary
evidence regarding the … of the pediatric quality of life inventory™ version 4.0 generic Core scales …

… The child self-report is used with children 8 to 12 years old … questionnaires and health surveys
at the initial appointment, … in generic HRQoL scores between self-reports of children with …

… to a theoretical framework. These low scoring studies were included in the review as it is
often difficult to determine whether quality scoring elements were not reported rather than not …

… Both, parents and children, completed the measures, which … They are striving for best practice
and are goal-oriented. The … preliminary findings support the need to assess and develop …