Jaimes Valencia, Mary Luz, Perpiñá-Galvañ, Juana, Cabañero-Martínez, María José, Cabrero-García, Julio, Richart-Martínez, Miguel
Adjusted linguistic validation and psychometric properties of the Colombian version of KIDSCREEN-52
Journal of Child Health Care. 2019, 23(1): 20-34. doi:10.1177/1367493518777291
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/89849
DOI: 10.1177/1367493518777291
ISSN: 1367-4935 (Print)
Abstract: 
In health and clinical studies, health-related quality of life is often assessed using the well-established KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaires as well as the Vécu et Santé Perçue de l’Adolescent (VSP-A). The purpose of this study was twofold: to perform an adjusted linguistic validation of the Colombian version of the KIDSCREEN-52 and to assess its psychometric properties in children and adolescents. A total of 146 children and adolescents completed the KIDSCREEN-52, adolescents (n = 48) additionally completed the VSP-A. Psychometric analyses focused on the internal consistency as well as the convergent and discriminant validity of the KIDSCREEN-52 Colombian version. Syntactic and semantic modifications were made to 19 items in the adapted version of the KIDSCREEN-52. Cronbach’s α ranged from .74 to .89 for eight dimensions, while α < .70 was obtained for self-perception and social acceptance. We found evidence of good convergent validity with the VSP-A dimensions. Regarding known-groups validity, children aged between 8 and 10=years, male, with a high socioeconomic level and no chronic health condition obtained higher scores compared to the other categories. The developed Colombian version of the KIDSCREEN-52 showed acceptable reliability and validity. This study provides a cultural adaptation of the Spanish version of the KIDSCREEN-52 for Colombian children and adolescents.
Keywords:Adolescents, Children, Health-related quality of life, Health surveys, KIDSCREEN
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