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ArticleBMJ open2021

Development and validation of a parent-proxy health-related quality of life survey for Australian First Nations children.

Kaley Butten, Lee Jones, Peter A Newcombe, Anne B Chang, Jeanie K Sheffield, Kerry-Ann F O'Grady, Newell W Johnson, Anna Maria Bell, Greggory Ross, Maree Toombs

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kaley ButtenInstitute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology - QUT, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia kaley.butten@hdr.qut.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-6100-8469
Lee JonesInstitute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology - QUT, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Peter A NewcombeSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
Anne B ChangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Jeanie K SheffieldSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
Kerry-Ann F O'GradyInstitute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology - QUT, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8159-2620
Newell W JohnsonMenzies Health Institute Queensland and School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Gold Coast Campus - Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Anna Maria BellQueensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Greggory RossQueensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Maree ToombsFaculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
Queensland University of Technology · AUThe University of Queensland · AUChildren's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service · AUGriffith University · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWithin Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) populations perceive health and well-being differently to non-Indigenous Australians. Existing health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) measurement tools do not account for these differences. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a culturally specific parent-proxy HR-QoL measurement tool for First Nations children.

designScale development was informed by parents/carers of children with a chronic illness and an expert panel. The preliminary 39-item survey was reviewed (n=12) and tested (n=163) with parents/carers of First Nations children aged 0-12 years at baseline with comparative scales: the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, generic HR-QoL (Paediatric QoL Inventory 4.0, PedsQL

resultsItems within our First Nations-Child Quality of Life (FirstNations-CQoL) were internally consistent with Cronbach's alpha coefficients of ≥0.7 (quality of life, 0.808; patient experience, 0.880; patient support, 0.768) and overall test-retest reliability was good (r=0.75; 95% CI 0.593 to 0.856). Convergent validity was observed with the PedsQL

conclusionsThe FirstNations-CQoL scale was accepted by the participants, reliable and demonstrated convergent validity with comparison measures. This tool requires further evaluation to determine responsiveness, its minimal important difference and clinical utility.

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ParentsQuality of LifeAustraliaAustralian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesChildChild, PreschoolHumansReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnairescommunity child healthpaediatricspublic healthquality in health care

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