Child Health Survey for Asthma (CHSA) – Child, Teen & Caregiver Versions
Asthma-specific
Measure domains: Physical health of the child, Child activity, Family activity, Child emotional health, and Family emotional health
Summary of development:
In 1992, the American Academy of Pediatrics began an effort to categorize children’s health related quality of life, the AAP Functional Outcomes Project (Williams & Miller 1992). One of the first condition-specific measures developed was for children with asthma by identifying domain areas most appropriate for asthmatic children and their parents. Literature and previous measures, including adult asthma measures, were reviewed, and focus groups were conducted with parents of asthmatic children and pediatricians. Cognitive interviews and pilot tests were done with 95 parents of asthmatic children to assess the pilot measure. The developers focused on designing a measure for parents of children aged 5-12.
The CHSA has been replaced by the Asthma Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) (Varni 2004).
O'Laughlen, M.C., Hollen, P.J., Rance, K., Rovnyak, V., Hinton, I., Hellems, M.A. and Radecki, L., 2015. A health-related quality of life measure for older adolescents with asthma: Child Health Survey for Asthma-T (teen version). Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 29(5), pp.402-412.
Sullivan SA, Olson LM. Developing condition-specific measures of functional status and well-being for children. Clin Performance Quality Health Care 1995;3(3):132-8.
Additional information
| PQL Condition | Asthma |
|---|---|
| Measurement Type | Classical Test Theory |
| Number of Items | 48 |
| Time Frame/Recall Period | Past 8 weeks |
| Overall Score | Yes |
| Sub scores/Subscales | Physical health of the child; Child activity; Family activity; Child emotional health; Family emotional health |
| Ages | 5-12 and older adolescents: 13-19 (Child and Teen versions) |
| Respondent | Parent |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Development Used Experts | Sullivan 1995, Asmussen 1999 |
| Development Used Patient | Sullivan 1995, Asmussen 1999 |
| Internal Consistency | Sullivan 1995, Asmussen 1999, Josie 2006, Olson 2007, Radecki 2008, O’Laughlen 2015 |
| Test-Retest Reliability | Asmussen 1999, Olson 2007, Radecki 2008, O’Laughlen 2015 |
| Known Groups Validity | Sullivan 1995, Asmussen 1999, Josie 2006, Olson 2007, Radecki 2008, O’Laughlen 2015 |
| Measure Website | https://www.aap.org/en/research/childrens-health-survey-for-asthma/ |
| Licensing | American Academy of Pediatrics |
| Fees | Free for NGOs and Researchers by the American Academy of Pediatrics |