Functional status and well-being of children representing three cultural groups: Initial self-reports using the chq-cf87

摘要: Abstract The CHQ-CF87 was constructed to measure the self-perceived physical and psychosocial well-being of children ten years age older using 10 multi-item Likert-type summated rating scales. This study augments previous work about children's self-reported health status by examining tests item scaling assumptions differences in scores as reported representing three predominant cultural groups US (African-American, Spanish-American Caucasian). quality CHQ data evaluated based on items assumptions, internal consistency reliability coefficients Cronbach's alpha, completeness rates, within scale response consistency. Test sites included a middle school moderately-sized suburb northeast (N = 278), an attention deficit hyperadivity disorder (ADHD) clinic Boston area (N=56), hemodialysis associated with Children's Hospital Los Angeles, CA (N=20). General linear models adju...