QLSI-C: Quality of Life Systemic Inventory for Children ‘‘Inventaire Syste´mique de Qualite´ de vie pour Enfants’’ (ISQV-E)

Generic-Specific Modules

Measure domains: Physical; emotional; cognitive; social; family functioning

Summary of development:

Etienne et al. highlight that the measure includes 20 life domains: sleep, food, pain, health, clothes, physical appearance, bedroom, relations with grandparents, relations with mother, relations with father, Relations with siblings, relations with friends, “opinion of people around me have about me,” school, school results, sports activities, extracurricular activities, autonomy, obedience to authority, and tolerance of frustration (2011)

These domains cover the child’s physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and family functioning. The questionnaire is divided in three sections:

Section 1: This section of the questionnaire has a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), which is “dial” with color gradation from pale yellow (best possible situation) to red (worst possible situation). Graphic faces are shown on the dial representing the different emotional states (from happy faces to sad faces). The child rotates the dial once in the context of each of the 20 life domains to indicate his/her actual state (“How happy are you now?”) and another time to indicate his/her desired state (“Where should you be situated to be satisfied?”). A gap score (−100 to +100) is then computed between the actual and desired states in relation to the 20 life domains.

Section 2: This section has measures designed to capture the perception of progress or hindrance regarding movement from actual to desired state in the context of the 20 life domains. The child indicates whether he/she thinks that, in the last few days, his/her actual situation has improved (“Getting better and better”) or worsened (“Getting worse and worse”) compared to his/her desired state. The scale used to capture these responses is a speed dial using four pictures: a walker, a cyclist, a car, and a plane.

Section 3: This section is designed to capture the perceived importance of the 20 life domains. The child indicates, on a 7-point importance rating scale, how important each domain is to him/her. These scores are then transformed into ranking scores signaling the level of priority the child places on the various life domains. It is unclear from the literature if this measure was developed/tested in English, French, or both.