[QOL questionnaire for pediatric patients with bronchial asthma and their parents or caregivers. Preparation and evaluation of the short form version 2008 (Gifu)].
BACKGROUND
The QOL questionnaire version 2001 for pediatric patients with bronchial asthma and their parents or caregivers includes 15 questions for patients under the age of 4 years and 20 questions for patients over the age of 4 years. We have already reported that the QOL questionnaire version 2001 reflects reliability (including reproducibility), factorial validity, and changes in paroxysmal attacks of asthma. In this study, we revised the questionnaire for use in routine medical practice.


RESULTS
In this study, based on the data of a previous report, the number of questions was reduced further and it was revised to the questionnaire the short form by integrated data. The revised version 2008 (Gifu) consisted of emotional burden, asthma attack, instability of symptoms and proper acceptance of asthma as a common factor, moreover 4 or more years old added load of exercise factor which consisted of two questions in each factor. This QOL short form questionnaire version 2008 (Gifu) is a disease specific questionnaire in comparison with health control, bronchial asthma and non-asthmatic patients, such as atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis.


CONCLUSIONS
Although Cronbach's alpha fell with reduction of the number of questions, we conclude that it was acceptable in the clinical practice.
Kondo
Naomi
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Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University. nkondo@gifu-u.ac.jp
Hirayama
Koichiro
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Matsui
Eiko
E
Teramoto
Takahide
T
Kaneko
Hideo
H
Fukao
Toshiyuki
T
Orii
Kenji
K
Kawamoto
Minako
M
Funato
Michinori
M
Ohnishi
Hidenori
H
Kawamoto
Norio
N
Morita
Hideyuki
H
Kimura
Takeshi
T
Nada
Masatoshi
M
Tokumi
Tetsuji
T
Hori
Tomohiro
T
Watanabe
Rinko
R
D001249:Asthma; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians; D010290:Parents; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires