The Psychometric Properties of the New Turkish Generic Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children (Kid-KINDL)

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dc.contributor.authorEser, E
dc.contributor.authorYüksel, H
dc.contributor.authorBaydur, H
dc.contributor.authorErhart, M
dc.contributor.authorSaatli, G
dc.contributor.authorÖzyurt, BC
dc.contributor.authorÖzcan, C
dc.contributor.authorRavens-Sieberer, U
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-10T10:31:44Z
dc.date.available2025-04-10T10:31:44Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: There are few health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments available that have been validated for use with Turkish children, The Kid-KINDL is a generic measure of children's (8-12 years) HRQOL, which contains 24 categorical items that assess 6 dimensions (physical well-being, emotional well-being, self-esteem, family, friends, and school). The Kid-KINDL is available in many languages. Following on elaborate translation procedure and cognitive focus group interviews, the Kid-KINDL was adopted into Turkish. This paper describes the psychometric properties of the new Turkish Kid-KINDL. Methods: In total, 1918 children aged 8-12 years at a school in Manisa completed the Kid-KINDL. A confirmatory approach was used for validity and reliability analysis. Using the Multi-trait/Multi-item analysis program (MAP) item-internal consistency and item-discriminant validity were calculated to confirm the instrument's structure. Likert scaling assumptions were tested and confirmatory factor analysis (CIA) was applied as well. After modification of 2 unsatisfactory items the Kid-KINDL was administered to a different group of 84 randomly selected children and the analyses were repeated. Results: Cronbach's alpha was 0.35-0.78 before and 0.54-0.78 after the scales was modified. MAP-scaling success was 60%-100% before and 90%-100% after the modification. CIA confirmed the Kid-KINDL structure for the original version (RMSEA = 0.077) was less than the modified version (RMSEA = 0.059), although for the latter the sample was rather small, Floor effects were negligible, and ceiling effects reached 19%. Conclusion: The results indicate that the Turkish Kid-KINDL was a reliable and factorially valid assessment of the children's HRQOL. The modifications mode to the 2 unsatisfactory items increased the psychometric quality of the scale.
dc.identifier.issn1300-2163
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/38190
dc.language.isoTurkish
dc.titleThe Psychometric Properties of the New Turkish Generic Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children (Kid-KINDL)
dc.typeArticle

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