Inventory for Assessing Life Quality of Children and Adolescents- ILC (English)
Measure name: Inventory for Assessing Life Quality of Children and Adolescents- ILC (English)
Inventar zur Untersuchung der Lebensqualität von Kindern und Jugendlichen- ILK (German)
Generic
Measure domains: Global QoL; school performance; family functioning; social integration; interests
and hobbies; physical health; mental health
Summary of development: Developed in Germany for use in child psychiatric settings as part of the Marburg System of Quality Assurance and Therapy Evaluation (MARSYS). MARSYS was a long-term project that employed a modular system of designing instruments for psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents and children. ILC has primarily been used in Germany, Austria, and Norway with validation work in non-English versions. We found no psychometric testing of an English version.
Mattejat F, Remschmidt H. Das Inventar zur Erfassung der Lebensqualitaet bei Kindern un Jugendlichen (ILK) [The inventory of quality of life in children and adolescents ILC]. Bern: Verlag Hans Huber; 2006. (In German, but appears to be the first article)
Jozefiak T, Larsson B, Wichstrøm L, Mattejat F, Ravens-Sieberer U. Quality of Life as reported by school children and their parents: a cross-sectional survey. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2008 May 19; 6:34. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-6-34. PMID: 18489777; PMCID: PMC2409303. (First Citation according to Kwon 2022; this is the first article available in English, and it is written with the founder of the original German instrument)
Additional information
| PQL Condition | Generic |
|---|---|
| Measurement Type | Classical Test Theory |
| Number of Items | 7 |
| Time Frame/Recall Period | Past week |
| Overall Score | Yes |
| Sub scores/Subscales | Global QoL; school performance; family functioning; social integration; interests and hobbies; physical health; mental health |
| Ages | 6-21 |
| Respondent | Parent Proxy, Self |
| Languages | English, French, Others |
| Development Used Experts | Mattejat 1998 |
| Development Used Patient | Mattejat 1998 |
| Measure Website | https://econtent.hogrefe.com/do/10.5555/t0313801/abs/ |
| Licensing | Yes |
| Fees | Yes |