title: Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire in Two Samples of Youth with OCD.
abstract: Researchers have demonstrated that quality of life (QOL) is an important construct to measure in individuals with mental health disorders, yet only a small amount of research has been dedicated to examining QOL and its response to treatment in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The current study explored the psychometric properties of a measure of QOL, the Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (PQ-LES-Q), by examining the reliability, validity, and treatment sensitivity of this measure delivered in two separate RCTs for OCD (total N = 251 across both studies). Our results provide evidence for the reliability and validity of the PQ-LES-Q in adolescents with OCD (all Cronbach's alphas >.89, convergent validity correlations significant at the p < .05 level), but that an adaptation of the measure many be necessary for valid use in younger children with OCD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Bradley Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 1011 Veteran's Memorial Parkway, East Providence, RI, 02915, USA. briwellen@gmail.com.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wellen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Skriner
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Bradley Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 1011 Veteran's Memorial Parkway, East Providence, RI, 02915, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Bradley Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 1011 Veteran's Memorial Parkway, East Providence, RI, 02915, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Bradley Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 1011 Veteran's Memorial Parkway, East Providence, RI, 02915, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sapyta
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Franklin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D000071066:Patient Reported Outcome Measures; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
keywords: Pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD); Psychometrics; Quality of life