Portuguese Validation of the TAPQoL: A Health-Related Quality of Life Instrument for Children Aged 0-6 Years.

IF 3 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education Pub Date : 2024-02-16 DOI:10.3390/ejihpe14020027

Ana Ferraz, Martim Santos, M Graça Pereira

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Abstract

In Portugal, there are few generic and specific instruments to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children, especially those of preschool age. This study aimed to adapt and validate the Portuguese version of the Preschool Children Quality of Life Questionnaire (TAPQoL) in a community and clinical sample of children aged 0-6 years. The parents of 409 healthy children and 137 children undergoing treatment for burns and acute lymphoblastic leukemia completed the TAPQoL and were assessed on psychological morbidity and family functioning. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed, as well as analysis of the psychometric properties as shown by internal consistency measures, convergent validity, and average variance extracted. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed an 11-factor structure with good psychometric properties. The current version of the TAPQoL is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing HRQoL in Portuguese preschool children in community and clinical settings.

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葡萄牙语验证 TAPQoL：0-6 岁儿童健康相关生活质量工具。

在葡萄牙，用于评估儿童，尤其是学龄前儿童与健康相关的生活质量（HRQoL）的通用和特定工具很少。本研究旨在对葡萄牙语版学龄前儿童生活质量问卷（TAPQoL）进行改编，并在 0-6 岁儿童的社区和临床样本中进行验证。409 名健康儿童和 137 名正在接受烧伤和急性淋巴细胞白血病治疗的儿童的家长填写了 TAPQoL，并接受了心理发病率和家庭功能评估。我们进行了探索性和确认性因子分析，并通过内部一致性测量、收敛效度和平均方差提取对心理测量特性进行了分析。确认性因素分析证实了具有良好心理测量特性的 11 个因素结构。当前版本的 TAPQoL 是一种有效、可靠的工具，可用于评估葡萄牙学龄前儿童在社区和临床环境中的 HRQoL。

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