Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Asthma Module
Asthma-specific
Measure domains: Asthma Symptoms, Treatment Problems, Worry, and Communication
Summary of development: The PedsQL focuses on age-specific groups of children and self-report. The PedsQL can be used for healthy and chronically ill children – there is a generic module (see the generic PedsQL summary) and there are disease-specific modules for asthma, arthritis, cancer, cardiac disease, and diabetes. (Varni 2001,Varni 2004).
Varni JW, Burwinkle TM, Rapoff MA, Kamps JL, Olson N. The Peds QL in pediatric asthma: reliability and validity of the pediatric quality of life inventory generic core scales and asthma module. J Behav Med 2004;27(3):297-318.
Additional information
| PQL Condition | Asthma |
|---|---|
| Measurement Type | Classical Test Theory |
| Number of Items | 28 |
| Time Frame/Recall Period | Past 4 weeks |
| Overall Score | Yes |
| Sub scores/Subscales | Asthma Symptoms, Treatment Problems, Worry, Communication |
| Ages | 2-18 |
| Respondent | Self-report and Parent for ages 5-18; Parent only for ages 2-4 |
| Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Others, Spanish |
| Development Used Experts | Varni 2004 |
| Development Used Patient | Varni 2004 |
| Internal Consistency | Varni 2004, Josie 2006 |
| Convergent Validity with Other Measures | Varni 2004, Josie 2006 |
| Responsive to Change | Varni 2004, Josie 2006 |
| Measure Website | https://www.pedsql.org/about_pedsql.html |
| Licensing | Yes |
| Fees | Yes |