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The PedsQL™ Present Functioning Visual Analogue Scales:
preliminary reliability and validity
Sandra A Sherman
1
, Sarajane Eisen
2
, Tasha M Burwinkle
3
and
James W Varni*
4
Address: ...
Abstract
Background: The PedsQL™ Present Functioning Visual Analogue Scales (PedsQL™ VAS) were
designed as an ecological momentary assessmen...
... complete
the additional survey items after completing the PedsQL™
4.0. In order to assure the anonymity and confidentiality
of the respondent's answers and the neutrality of the
organization gathering ... scores.
Descriptive statistics
Table 1 presents the means and standard deviations of the
PedsQL™ 4.0 scores for child self-report and parent proxy-
report....
... collection and
collation, data analysis, writing and editing of the manu-
script. CM was involved in the conception and design of
the study, as well as data analysis and writing and editing
of the manuscript. ... subscale of the IPAQ and the Physical Role(r =
0.214) and General Health (r = 0.254) subscales of the
SF36, and the Physical (r = -0.220) and Psycho...
... follow-
ing the guidelines proposed by Cohen [33].
The primary analyses focused on the link between visual
acuity (i.e., ETDRS) and HRQL (i.e., the VFQ-25 and to a
lesser extent, the SF-36) over ... frequencies
and percentages, and continuous variables were summa-
rized in terms of means and standard deviations. Prelimi-
nary analyses were conducted to examine reliabili...
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change group (p < 0.01).
The association between visual acuity and HRQL
Results of GLMs examining the link between best eye
ETDRS visual acuity and the VFQ-25 are presented ... follow-
ing the guidelines proposed by Cohen [33].
The primary analyses focused on the link between visual
acuity (i.e., ETDRS) and HRQL (i.e., the VFQ-25 and to a...
... collection and
collation, data analysis, writing and editing of the manu-
script. CM was involved in the conception and design of
the study, as well as data analysis and writing and editing
of the manuscript. ... subscale of the IPAQ and the Physical Role(r =
0.214) and General Health (r = 0.254) subscales of the
SF36, and the Physical (r = -0.220) and Psycho...