The performance of the EQ-5D-Y-5L compared to the EQ-5D-Y-3L in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP).

Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare the performance and validity of the EQ-5D-Y-3L (Y-3L) and EQ-5D-Y-5L (Y-5L) in South African children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: Children/adolescents with CP and those from the general population completed the Y-5L, Y-3L, and PedsQL. Physiotherapists at the school classified participants' functional ability on the Gross Motor Functioning Classification System (GMFCS).

Comparison of the EQ-5D-Y-5L, EQ-5D-Y-3L and PedsQL in children and adolescents.

Background: There is an increased use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to compare the feasibility, concurrent validity and known-group validity of the EQ-5D-Y-3L (Y-3L), EQ-5D-Y-5L (Y-5L) and PedsQL self-report PROMs.

Methods: Five hundred and fifty children and adolescents, aged 8-15-years, with acute and chronic health conditions and a general population sample were recruited from schools and hospitals in Cape Town South Africa.

Comparing Measurement Properties of the English EQ-5D-Y 3-Level Version With the 5-Level Version in South Africa.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the performance of the EQ-5D-Y 3-level version (Y-3L) and the expanded 5-level version, the EQ-5D-Y 5-level version (Y-5L).

Methods: Children or adolescents with an acute or chronic health condition and from the general population completed the Y-5L and Y-3L self-report questionnaires. The performance of the Y-5L and Y-3L was determined by comparing feasibility, redistribution of dimension responses, discriminatory power, validity, and test-retest reliability.

Measurement properties and responsiveness of the EQ-5D-Y-5L compared to the EQ-5D-Y-3L in children and adolescents receiving acute orthopaedic care.

Objective: The aim of this study is a head-to-head comparison of the instrument performance and responsiveness of the EQ-5D-Y-3L and the expanded English version of the EQ-5D-Y-5L in children/adolescents receiving acute orthopaedic management in South Africa.

Methods: Children/adolescents aged 8-15 years completed the EQ-5D-Y-5L, EQ-5D-Y-3L, self-rated health (SRH) question and PedsQL at baseline. The EQ-5D-Y-5L, EQ-5D-Y-3L and SRH question were repeated after 24 and 48 h.

How does the EQ-5D-Y Proxy version 1 perform in 3, 4 and 5-year-old children?

Background: The EQ-5D-Y Proxy is currently recommended for Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measurement in children aged 4-8 years of age. However, it has only been validated in children over six years of age. The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of the EQ-5D-Y proxy version 1 in children between the ages of 3-6 years.

Does the child's health influence the caregiver's health using the EQ-5D instruments?

Background: Health- related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important aid in medical decision making. The child's health may influence the caregiver's health due to their intimate relationship.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the child's health on the caregiver's health as measured on the EuroQoL Youth and Adult instruments.

The use of the EQ-5D-Y health related quality of life outcome measure in children in the Western Cape, South Africa: psychometric properties, feasibility and usefulness - a longitudinal, analytical study.

Background: The EQ-5D-Y, an outcome measure of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in children, was developed by an international task team in 2010. The multinational feasibility, reliability and validity study which followed was undertaken with mainly healthy children. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the EQ-5D-Y when used to assess the HRQoL of children with different health states.

Impact of using the ICF framework as an assessment tool for students in paediatric physiotherapy: a preliminary study.

Objective: To determine if clinical assessment of children with neurological conditions by physiotherapy students was improved through the overt use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).

Design And Participants: A retrospective, pragmatic audit of practice using written patient assessments completed by third-year physiotherapy students. Assessments completed by third-year students in 2008 were compared with assessments completed by third-year students in 2009.