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dc.contributor.authorEisen, Marvin
dc.contributor.authorWare, John E. Jr.
dc.contributor.authorDonald, Cathy A.
dc.contributor.authorBrook, Robert H.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:40.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:16:00Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:16:00Z
dc.date.issued1979-09-01
dc.date.submitted2010-06-18
dc.identifier.citationMed Care. 1979 Sep;17(9):902-21. <a href="http://journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcare/Abstract/1979/09000/Measuring_Components_of_Children_s_Health_Status.3.aspx">Link to article on publisher's site</a>
dc.identifier.issn0025-7079 (Linking)
dc.identifier.pmid480998
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/47295
dc.description.abstractMeasures of physical, mental and social components of health status and general health ratings were studied for children ages 0-4 (N = 679) and 5-13 (N = 1473). Questionnaires were completed by adult proxies (usually mothers) in three generally healthy populations. Hypothesized multi-item scales were tested; reliability was estimated and preliminary attempts at validation were undertaken. Items in ten scales pertaining to mental health (Anxiety, Depression, Positive Well-Being, Mental Health Index), social health (Social Relations), general health ratings (Current Health, Prior Health, Resistance/Susceptibility to Illness, General Health Rating Index), as well as parental satisfaction with child development satisfied Likert-type and discriminant validity criteria. Because functional limitation items were endorsed for very few children, scales to measure physical health could not be tested. Almost all scales were sufficiently reliable for group comparisons; reliability coefficients were lower in the most disadvantaged population. Interrelationships among scales and validity variables generally supported their construct validity and supported a multi-component model of children's health status.
dc.language.isoen_US
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dc.relation.urlhttp://journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcare/Abstract/1979/09000/Measuring_Components_of_Children_s_Health_Status.3.aspx
dc.subjectAnalysis of Variance
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChild, Preschool
dc.subject*Health
dc.subject*Health Services Research
dc.subject*Health Status
dc.subject*Health Status Indicators
dc.subject*Health Surveys
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectInfant, Newborn
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectPhysical Fitness
dc.subjectPopulation
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectSocial Adjustment
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectBiostatistics
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.titleMeasuring components of children's health status
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleMedical care
dc.source.volume17
dc.source.issue9
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/435
dc.identifier.contextkey1363268
html.description.abstract<p>Measures of physical, mental and social components of health status and general health ratings were studied for children ages 0-4 (N = 679) and 5-13 (N = 1473). Questionnaires were completed by adult proxies (usually mothers) in three generally healthy populations. Hypothesized multi-item scales were tested; reliability was estimated and preliminary attempts at validation were undertaken. Items in ten scales pertaining to mental health (Anxiety, Depression, Positive Well-Being, Mental Health Index), social health (Social Relations), general health ratings (Current Health, Prior Health, Resistance/Susceptibility to Illness, General Health Rating Index), as well as parental satisfaction with child development satisfied Likert-type and discriminant validity criteria. Because functional limitation items were endorsed for very few children, scales to measure physical health could not be tested. Almost all scales were sufficiently reliable for group comparisons; reliability coefficients were lower in the most disadvantaged population. Interrelationships among scales and validity variables generally supported their construct validity and supported a multi-component model of children's health status.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathqhs_pp/435
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences
dc.source.pages902-21


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