title: Developing the Scale for Quality of Life in Pediatric Oncology Patients Aged 13-18: Adolescent Form and Parent Form.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to develop the Scale for Quality of Life in Pediatric Oncology Patients Aged 13-18: Adolescent Form and Parent Form.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used the child and parent information form, Visual Quality of Life Scale, and our own scale, the Scale for Quality of Life in Pediatric Oncology Patients Aged 13-18: Adolescent Form and Parent Form. We finalized the 35-item scale to determine the items, received opinions from 14 specialists on the scale, and pilot-tested the scale in 25 children and their parents. We used Pearson correlation analysis, Cronbach α coefficient, factor analysis and receiver operating characteristics analysis to analyze the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total Cronbach α of the parent form was .97, the total factor load was .60-.97 and the total variance was 80.4%. The cutoff point of the parent form was 85.50. The total Cronbach α of the adolescent form was .98, the total factor load was .62-.96, and the total variance explained was 83.4%. The cutoff point of the adolescent form was 75.50. As a result of the parent form factor analysis, we determined the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin coefficient as .83, the Barlett test χ(2) as 12,615.92; the factor coefficients of all items of the parent form ranged from .63 to .98. The factor coefficients of all items of the adolescent form ranged from .34 to .99. As a result of the adolescent form factor analysis, we determined the KMO as .79, and the Barlett test χ(2) as 13,970.62.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conclusively, we found that the adolescent form and the parent form were valid and reliable in assessing the children's quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bektas
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey. Electronic address: asliakdeniz@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Aslı
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akdeniz Kudubes
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ugur
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vergin
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bengü
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Demirag
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents; D011788:Quality of Life; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: cancer; child; parents; quality of life