title: Swedish translation and validation of the Pediatric Allergic Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (PADQLQ).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to translate and validate the PADQLQ (Pediatric Allergic Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire), a disease-specific quality of life questionnaire for the assessment of quality of life in children with pollen allergy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The PADQLQ was translated into Swedish according to guidelines. Children aged 7-18 with grass pollen allergy were included. Quality of life was assessed in parallel with ordinary symptom scales (VAS) before, during and after the pollen season.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 98 children were included and 89 (91%) completed the study. The results for PADQLQ showed good cross-sectional and longitudinal validity. The retrospective estimation after the season showed good consensus with the assessment during pollen season.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Quality of life in children assessed with the PADQLQ (Pediatric Allergic Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire) is a reliable strategy for evaluating the burden of disease in children with pollen allergy and for the evaluation of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Lund University, Sweden. hampus.kiotseridis@med.lu.se
authors.forename: Hampus
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiotseridis
authors.forename: Corrado M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cilio
authors.forename: Leif
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bjermer
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aurivillius
authors.forename: Helene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jacobsson
authors.forename: Alf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tunsäter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000175:diagnosis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden