TY - JOUR
A1 - Lin, Chung
T1 - Comparing quality of life instruments: Sizing them up versus pediatric quality of life inventory and Kid-KINDL
Y1 - 2018/10/1
JF - Social Health and Behavior
JO - Soc Health Behav
SP - 42
EP - 47
VL - 1
IS - 2
UR - https://www.shbonweb.com/article.asp?issn=2589-9767;year=2018;volume=1;issue=2;spage=42;epage=47;aulast=Lin
DO - 10.4103/SHB.SHB_25_18
N2 -
Introduction: Children with overweight or obesity are very likely to experience health problems including low levels of psychological well-being and impaired quality of life (QoL). Given that the importance of QoL includes policymaking measuring QoL is especially crucial. Therefore, comparing generic (Kid-KINDL and Pediatric QoL Inventory [PedsQL]) and weight-related (Sizing Them Up) measures could provide insights for healthcare providers to decide how and when to use which QoL instrument. Methods: I recruited 199 school children studied between 3rd and 6th grades from 11 schools in Southern Taiwan, and all the children completed child depression inventory (for depression) and Rosenberg self-esteem scale (for self-esteem); one of their parents completed Sizing Them Up, PedsQL, and Kid-KINDL. Results: I constructed structural equation modeling to investigate the associations between these instruments, and the results indicated that self-esteem had the strongest relationship with Kid-KINDL; weight had the strongest relationship with Sizing Them Up. Moreover, both PedsQL and Kid-KINDL could observe the depression among children. Conclusion: Healthcare providers may have insights to select appropriate measure to assess QoL for overweight/obese children according to my findings.
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