EuroQol Toddler and Infant Populations (EQ-TIPS): Age-Related Differences in Performance.

Objectives: The EQ-TIPS was developed to measure the Health-Related Quality of Life in infants/toddlers. Considering the rapid development in this period, this study aimed to investigate age-related variations in EQ-TIPS performance.

Methods: Data from 551 infants/toddlers living with a health condition were analysed.

The reliability and validity of the isixhosa version of the euroqol toddler and infant populations (EQ-TIPS) health related quality of life instrument.

Background: Considering the high burden of disease in young children measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life is needed to evaluate the burden of morbidity. This study aims to report on the validity and reliability of the isiXhosa EuroQol Toddler and Infant Populations (EQ-TIPS) measure for South Africa.

Methods: A sample of 181 caregivers of children 0-36 months were recruited from a hospital in-patient (inpt) and outpatient (outpt) facility and crèches.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the EuroQoL Toddler and Infant Populations Instrument Into Afrikaans for South Africa.

Objectives: The EuroQol Group is exploring the development of a health-related quality of life measure for toddlers and infant populations (EuroQoL Toddler and Infant Populations [EQ-TIPS]) aged 0 to 36 months. This study aimed to report on the cross-cultural adaptation and validity of the South African Afrikaans EQ-TIPS.

Methods: The development of the Afrikaans EQ-TIPS followed the EuroQol guidelines including forward-backward translation and cognitive interviews with 10 caregivers of children aged 0 to 36 months.

The validity and reliability of the interviewer-administered EQ-5D-Y-3L version in young children.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the EQ-5D-Y-3L interviewer-administered (IA) version in South African children aged 5-7-years compared to 8-10-years.

Methods: Children aged 5-10-years (n = 388) were recruited from healthcare facilities, schools for learners with special educational needs and mainstream schools across four known condition groups: chronic respiratory illnesses, functional disabilities, orthopaedic conditions and the general population. All children completed the EQ-5D-Y-3L IA, Moods and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ), Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) and a functional independence measure (WeeFIM) was completed by the researcher.

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.

Performance of the EQ-5D-Y Interviewer Administered Version in Young Children.

(1) Background: An estimated 78% of South African children aged 9-10 years have not mastered basic reading, therefore potentially excluding them from self-reporting on health-related outcome measures. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare the performance of the EQ-5D-Y-3L self-complete to the newly developed interviewer-administered version in children 8-10 years. (2) Methods: Children ( = 207) with chronic respiratory illnesses, functional disabilities, orthopaedic conditions and from the general population completed the EQ-5D-Y-3L self-complete and interviewer-administered versions, Moods and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) and Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R).