title: Turkish validity and reliability of a pediatric quality of life cancer module for children aged 8-12 and parents.
abstract: This descriptive study was conducted to determine the validity and reliability in Turkey of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Cancer Module (PedsQL 3.0) for children aged 8-12 in the hematology-oncology polyclinics of two university hospitals in Istanbul during the period 2006-2007. The data collection instruments were the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL 4.0), the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Cancer Module (PedsQL 3.0) and a socio-demographic questionnaire, applied for 146 children diagnosed with cancer and 146 parents. Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the PedsQL 3.0 were found to be 0.602-0.982 for sub-groups with the children's form, 0.644-0.966 with the parents' form. The scale was found to give a significantly high level of reliability (0.60 ≤ ± < 0.80). Significant and directly proportional correlations were demonstrated between the forms for children and parents. It was concluded that the PedsQL 3.0 cancer module is a valid and reliable tool for assessing the quality of life of Turkish children, aged 8-12, diagnosed with cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nursing, Zonguldak School of Nursing, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey. meltemkurtuncu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Meltem Kurtuncu
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Tanir
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuguoglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey