Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire in Two Samples of Youth with OCD

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• 作者：B. Wellen ; L. C. Skriner ; J. Freeman ; E. Stewart…
• 关键词：Quality of life ; Pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) ; Psychometrics
• 刊名：Child Psychiatry & Human Development
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：48
• 期：1
• 页码：180-188
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• 刊物类别：Behavioral Science
• 刊物主题：Child and School Psychology; Psychiatry;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1573-3327
• 卷排序：48

文摘

Researchers have demonstrated that quality of life (QOL) is an important construct to measure in individuals with mental health disorders, yet only a small amount of research has been dedicated to examining QOL and its response to treatment in children and adolescents with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). The current study explored the psychometric properties of a measure of QOL, the Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (PQ-LES-Q), by examining the reliability, validity, and treatment sensitivity of this measure delivered in two separate RCTs for OCD (total N = 251 across both studies). Our results provide evidence for the reliability and validity of the PQ-LES-Q in adolescents with OCD (all Cronbach’s alphas >.89, convergent validity correlations significant at the p < .05 level), but that an adaptation of the measure many be necessary for valid use in younger children with OCD.