Development and Validation of POCOKIDS-Q-A Questionnaire to Assess Post COVID-19 Symptoms in Children.

IF 2.4 4区医学 Q1 PEDIATRICS

Acta Paediatrica Pub Date : 2025-04-13 DOI:10.1111/apa.70094

C Angelhoff, M Jedenfalk, E Fernlund, E Svensson, K Duchen, P Ertzgaard

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Abstract

Aim: To identify the symptom burden in children and adolescents with post COVID-19, a validated and reliable instrument is needed, particularly to assess symptoms and their impact on the child. The aim of this study was to describe the development, validation, and reliability of the Post COVID-19 in Kids Questionnaire (POCOKIDS-Q), which was designed to assess post COVID-19 symptoms in children and adolescents.

Methods: The POCOKIDS-Q was developed based on literature, clinical experience, and questionnaires for adults with post COVID-19. The linguistic validation involved 9- to 17-year-old children. Children and adolescents with the onset of post COVID-19 symptoms were asked to complete the final version through a web link. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed to identify a factor structure that explains the covariances between the variables.

Results: The link to the POCOKIDS-Q was opened 324 times and fully completed by 213 (66%) children and young adults (median age 14 years) with post COVID-19 symptoms. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed four significant and correlated factors: brain fatigue, cognitive impact, physical impact, and emotional impact. The explanatory power of the factor model is high.

Conclusion: The POCOKIDS-Q is applicable for assessing post COVID-19 symptoms in children and young adults.

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POCOKIDS-Q-A问卷用于评估儿童COVID-19后症状的编制与验证

目的：为了确定COVID-19后儿童和青少年的症状负担，需要一种经过验证和可靠的工具，特别是用于评估症状及其对儿童的影响。本研究的目的是描述COVID-19后儿童问卷（POCOKIDS-Q）的开发、验证和可靠性，该问卷旨在评估儿童和青少年的COVID-19后症状。方法：根据文献资料、临床经验和对COVID-19后成人的问卷调查，制定POCOKIDS-Q。语言验证涉及9至17岁的儿童。出现COVID-19后症状的儿童和青少年被要求通过网络链接完成最终版本。进行探索性和验证性因素分析，以确定解释变量之间协方差的因素结构。结果：213名（66%）出现COVID-19后症状的儿童和年轻人（中位年龄14岁）与POCOKIDS-Q的链接打开了324次，并完全完成。验证性因素分析揭示了四个显著且相关的因素：脑疲劳、认知影响、身体影响和情绪影响。因子模型的解释力较高。结论：POCOKIDS-Q可用于评估儿童和青少年新冠肺炎后症状。

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Acta Paediatrica 医学-小儿科

CiteScore

6.50

自引率

5.30%

发文量

384

审稿时长

2-4 weeks

期刊介绍： Acta Paediatrica is a peer-reviewed monthly journal at the forefront of international pediatric research. It covers both clinical and experimental research in all areas of pediatrics including: neonatal medicine developmental medicine adolescent medicine child health and environment psychosomatic pediatrics child health in developing countries