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Brief report: The KIDSCREEN follow-up study on Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Spanish children and adolescents. Pilot test and representativeness
Abstract The Spanish KIDSCREEN follow-up study reassessed the Spanish baseline sample ( n = 840) of the European KIDSCREEN study 3 years later (2006). The aims of this paper were to describe the KIDSCREEN follow-up study and the pilot test, and to analyze participation rates and representativeness....
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Published in: | Journal of adolescence (London, England.) England.), 2010-02, Vol.33 (1), p.227-231 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Abstract The Spanish KIDSCREEN follow-up study reassessed the Spanish baseline sample ( n = 840) of the European KIDSCREEN study 3 years later (2006). The aims of this paper were to describe the KIDSCREEN follow-up study and the pilot test, and to analyze participation rates and representativeness. Instruments included the KIDSCREEN-52 HRQoL measure and a set of scales including the possible explanatory variables. Focus groups and individual interviews were carried out in a pilot test. Participants were compared with non-participants at baseline, and also with Eurostat census data. Twenty-two out of 24 subjects were interviewed in the pilot test. Fifteen items needed to be modified after the pilot test. Participation rate reached 54% ( n = 454). Participants (mean age = 12.71 years old) were on average 6 months younger than non-participants ( p = 0.03), and from more educated families. KIDSCREEN follow-up instrumentation seems adequate for collecting factors with potential influence on HRQoL. Follow-up respondents' representativeness seems to be acceptable. |
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ISSN: | 0140-1971 1095-9254 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.07.008 |