title: The KIDSCREEN-52 quality of life measure for children and adolescents (KIDSCREEN-52-HRQOL): reliability and validity of the Korean version.
abstract: The KIDSCREEN-52 quality-of-life (KIDSCREEN-52-HRQOL) is a relevant, worldwide tool used for assessing the health-related quality of life in children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to define measurement properties of the Korean version of the KIDSCREEN-52 HRQOL. The original questionnaire was translated following international translation guidelines. Analysis regarding psychometric properties showed that the Cronbach-alpha ranged from 0.77 to 0.95. The correlation coefficient between the PedQL and KIDSCREEN-52 dimensions were high for the assessments of similar constructs. Therefore, the Korean version of the KIDSCREEN-52 was found to be suitable for use in Korean adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sungdo David
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Jae Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Won Seok
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Heejung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.forename: Moon Soo
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hee Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Mi-Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Ji-Hae
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires