title: [Quality of life evaluation scale (AUQEI--Autoquestionnaire Qualité de Vie Enfant Imagé). Validity and reliability of a quality of life scale for children 4 to 12 years-old].
abstract: It should take into account the pediatric context and the child's development moment to evaluate the quality of life in childhood from a standardized instrument. We present the questionnaire AUQEI validation by its application in 353 children, between 4 and 12 years-old, obtaining a cut off point of 48, internal consistency with a Crombach's alpha of 0.71 and construct validity (r = 0.497). With these psychometrical qualities, the scale shows its importance as a diagnostic tool.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Psiquiatria da Infância e Adolescência do Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Assumpção
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuczynski
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sprovieri
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Aranha
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires