ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024
EuroQol Toddler and Infant Populations (EQ-TIPS): Age-Related Differences in Performance.
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- Measuring health-related quality of life in infants and toddlers: conceptual challenges and proposed recommendations.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Comparison of the psychometric performance of experimental EuroQol Toddler and Infant Populations Instrument (EQ-TIPS) and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL) in young children.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026Article
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- Performance of the Experimental EuroQol Toddler and Infant Populations (EQ-TIPS) and PedsQL in Infants and Toddlers with a Health Condition.Journal of health economics and outcomes research · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe EQ-TIPS was developed to measure the Health-Related Quality of Life in infants/toddlers. Considering the rapid development in this period, this study aimed to investigate age-related variations in EQ-TIPS performance.
methodsData from 551 infants/toddlers living with a health condition were analysed. Infants/toddlers were grouped by age: 0-6 months (n = 100), 6-12 months (n = 95), 12-24 months (n = 147), and 36-48 months (n = 97). Differences in item responses and item correlations across age groups were calculated by Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman's correlations, respectively.
resultsThe report of problems was significantly higher for movement, play, and communication in the 36-48-month group compared to the 0-6-month group. There were strong correlations (r > 0.50) across all age groups between play and movement and communication and social interaction/play; neither pain nor eating showed a clear pattern of association.
conclusionsThere is an age-related difference in the reporting of items linked to developmental milestones (movement, play, and communication) with most problems reported in the 36-48-month group when deviation from peers and continued dependence on caregivers is notable. Consideration should be given to including broader examples of play in the EQ-TIPS. Redefining the items to represent social communication and/or (social) emotion, rather than communication and social interaction, may be warranted. Future research should explore the psychometric performance of items to further inform item inclusion and/or revision.
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