Abstract
AimTo test the psychometric properties of the KIDSCREEN-10.BackgroundIt is important to assess mental health and well-being in children for an early detection of psychological problems or hidden morbidities. There is limited knowledge about the psychometric quality of the reduced version of the KIDSCREEN questionnaire with only 10 items.MethodsAnalysis of psychometric properties was done by fitting Rasch models and graphical loglinear Rasch models to data collected in a study on acculturation of primary school children and their teachers in 2017.ResultsThe data did not fit a Rasch model but did fit a graphical loglinear Rasch model. There was local dependence for four item pairs and differential item functioning for gender and citizenship.ConclusionsThe KIDSCREEN-10 provides essentially valid measurements of health-related quality of life in children if local dependency and dif ferential item functioning are taken into account. Reliability and targeting were less than satisfactory, especially for certain subgroups but reliability was adequate for most groups.
Highlights
There has been a growing interest in assessing health and well-being in children and adolescents in the last decades
The KIDSCREEN-10 provides essentially valid measurements of health-related quality of life in children if local dependency and dif ferential item functioning are taken into account
Identification of mental health problems and lower subjective well-being of children and adolescents at risk for psychological problems or with hidden morbidity is important for appropriate early interventions
Summary
There has been a growing interest in assessing health and well-being in children and adolescents in the last decades. Identification of mental health problems and lower subjective well-being of children and adolescents at risk for psychological problems or with hidden morbidity is important for appropriate early interventions. At least 30 instruments for measuring generic health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are available for use with children [1]. KIDSCREEN is among the instruments receiving the most attention. It is important to assess mental health and well-being in children for an early detection of psychological problems or hidden morbidities. There is limited knowledge about the psychometric quality of the reduced version of the KIDSCREEN questionnaire with only 10 items
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