RT journal article
T1 Spanish validation of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™ 4.0) for parent report for toddlers (ages 2–4)
A1 Martínez Shaw, Melissa Liher
A1 Río Olvera, Francisco Javier del
A1 Sánchez Sandoval, Yolanda
A2 Psicología
K1 Health-related quality of life
K1 Instrumental study
K1 Parents
K1 Toddlers
AB Background/objective: Health-related quality of life is a concept that includes aspects about physical, emotional and social well-being. The aim of the study was to validate the PedsQL for parent report for toddlers in Spain and provide reference data in a Spanish population. Method: The sample included 478 parents (89.5% mothers) of children aged 18–36 months (M = 26.75 months). Sociodemographic data were gathered, and the PedsQL and Kiddy-KINDL-R were completed by the participants. Results: The fit of the original structure of the PedsQL was acceptable (CFI = 0.93; TLI = 0.92; RMSEA = 0.06), and the results showed good internal consistency (α = 0.85). The items about nursery school were excluded, since not all the toddlers attended this type of educational centre. Significant differences were found in physical health and activities and in the total mean in terms of parent education level, and in social activities regarding gender. For the normative interpretation of the PedsQL, the first, second and third quartiles corresponded to 77.78, 84.72 and 90.28, respectively. Conclusions: This instrument is not only useful to individually evaluate the quality of life of a child with respect to his/her group, but also to measure the efficacy of a possible intervention.
PB Springer
SN 1477-7525
YR 2023
FD 2023-05-18
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29729
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29729
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026