HuPS (Health Utilities Preschool)
Generic
Measure domains: Vision, Hearing, Speech, Ambulation, Dexterity, Emotion, Cognition, Pain & Discomfort
Summary of development: This is a new measure based on the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 and the Comprehensive Health Status Classification System for Preschool Children. It is designed to measure HRQoL in young children ages 2-4. HUPS is to be used by parents as a proxy.
The HuPS is new and has not been validated in other articles, except for one article that translates the HuPS into Portuguese (Viani 2023), and one article that validates the measure for French Canadian translation (Poder 2021).
It is important to note that health utility scales that are made in the econometric tradition, such as the HuPS, do not necessarily need psychometric testing such as internal consistency or structural validity. For these measures, other types of validity such as known groups validity and convergent validity may be useful.
Furlong W, Rae C, Feeny D, et al. Generic Health-Related Quality of Life Utility Measure for Preschool Children (Health Utilities Preschool): Design, Development, and Properties. Value Health. 2023;26(2):251-260. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2022.07.015
Additional information
| PQL Condition | Generic |
|---|---|
| Measurement Type | Utility Score |
| Number of Items | 35 |
| Time Frame/Recall Period | General |
| Overall Score | Yes |
| Sub scores/Subscales | Vision, Hearing, Speech, Ambulation, Dexterity, Emotion, Cognition, Pain & Discomfort |
| Ages | 2-4 Years |
| Respondent | Clinician/observer proxy, Parent Proxy |
| Languages | English, French, Others |
| Development Used Experts | Furlong 2023 |
| Development Used Patient | Furlong 2023 |
| Inter-rater Agreement | Furlong 2023 |
| Convergent Validity with Other Measures | Furlong 2023 |
| Measure Website | None found |
| Licensing | None found |
| Fees | None found |