The Greek version of the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) and the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ)

We report herein the results of the cross-cultural adaptation and validation into the Greek language of the parent's version of 2 health related quality of life instruments. The Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) is a disease specific health instrument that measures functional abi...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2001-07, Vol.19 (4 Suppl 23), p.S76-S80
Main Authors: Pratsidou-Gertsi, P, Vougiouka, O, Tsitsami, E, Ruperto, N, Siamopoulou-Mavridou, A, Dracou, C, Daskas, I, Trachana, M, Alaleou, V, Kanakoudi-Tsakalidou, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Arthritis, Juvenile - diagnosis
Child
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cultural Characteristics
Disability Evaluation
Female
Greece
Health Status
Humans
Language
Male
Psychometrics
Quality of Life
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:We report herein the results of the cross-cultural adaptation and validation into the Greek language of the parent's version of 2 health related quality of life instruments. The Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) is a disease specific health instrument that measures functional ability in daily living activities in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) is a generic health instrument designed to capture the physical and psychosocial well-being of children independently from the underlying disease. The Greek CHAQ CHQ were fully validated with 3 forward and 3 backward translations. A total of 143 subjects were enrolled: 82 patients with JIA (28% systemic onset, 24% polyarticular onset, 10% extended oligoarticular subtype, and 38% persistent oligoarticular subtype) and 61 healthy children. The CHAQ clinically discriminated between healthy subjects and JIA patients, with the systemic, polyarticular and extended oligoarticular subtypes having a higher degree of disability, pain, and a lower overall well-being when compared to their healthy peers. Also the CHQ clinically discriminated between healthy subjects and JIA patients, with the systemic onset, polyarticular onset and extended oligoarticular subtypes having a lower physical and psychosocial well-being when compared to their healthy peers. In conclusion the Greek version of the CHAQ-CHQ is a reliable, and valid tool for the functional, physical and psychosocial assessment of children with JIA.
ISSN:0392-856X
1593-098X