Rasch Measurement Theory's contribution to the psychometric properties of a co-created measure of health and wellness for Indigenous children and youth.

Objectives: To determine how Rasch Measurement Theory (RMT) methods can be used to assess the psychometric properties of the Aaniish Naa Gegii: the Children's Health and Wellbeing Measure (ACHWM) and Qanuippit.

Study Design And Setting: Indigenous children aged 8-18 years, from five communities, completed the 62-item ACHWM. We applied RMT methods to ACHWM data from 401 children (mean age 13.

Youth and young adults with spina bifida: their utilization of physician and hospital services.

Objective: To describe current patterns of health care utilization of youth and young adults who have spina bifida (SB) and provide evidence to guide the development of health care for this growing population.

Design: We conducted a secondary analysis of health services utilization data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information to determine the rates and patterns of health care utilization, because comprehensive health care has been recognized as critical to positive health outcomes.

Setting: Participants were identified from 6 publicly funded children's treatment centers.