Pediatric Asthma Health Outcome Measure (PAHOM)
Asthma-specific
Measure domains: Symptoms, Emotion, Activity
Summary of development: The Pediatric Asthma Health Outcome Measure (PAHOM) is a Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) measure. The developers performed a literature review to identify existing asthma measures. The previous measures were examined to select important health attributes that would be used in the new measure. Pediatric asthma specialists and a psychologist provided feedback, and three common health attributes were selected for the PAHOM: Symptoms, Activity, and Emotion. Parents of children with asthma completed Visual Analog Scales (VAS) and Standard Gamble (SG) experiments to determine weighting of the attributes (Chiou 2005).
Chiou CF, Weaver MR, Bell MA, et al. Development of the multi-attribute Pediatric Asthma Health Outcome Measure (PAHOM). Int J Qual Health Care 2005; 17:23–30.
Additional information
| PQL Condition | Asthma |
|---|---|
| Measurement Type | Utility Score |
| Number of Items | 4 |
| Time Frame/Recall Period | Past week |
| Overall Score | Yes |
| Sub scores/Subscales | No |
| Ages | 7-12 |
| Respondent | child and parent/caregiver |
| Languages | English |
| Development Used Experts | Chiou 2005 |
| Inter-rater Agreement | Gerald 2012 |
| Known Groups Validity | Gerald 2012 |
| Convergent Validity with Other Measures | Gerald 2012 |
| Measure Website | Unavailable |
| Licensing | Information not available |
| Fees | Information not available |