Touchèque Malorie, Etienne Anne-Marie, Missotten Pierre, Dupuis Gilles
Department of Psychology and Clinic of Human System, Health Psychology Unit, University of Liege.
Department of Psychology and Clinic of Human System, Psychology of Aging Unit, University of Liege.
Psychol Assess. 2016 Jun;28(6):780-5. doi: 10.1037/pas0000234. Epub 2015 Oct 12.
Integration of e-Health technologies for purposes of both assessment and intervention has recently become an interest area in pediatric psychology. The purpose of this study is to present psychometric characteristics of a technology-based (i.e., tablet administration) approach for measuring quality of life (QOL) in children. Eighty children (8-12 years) completed the Quality of Life Systemic Inventory for Children (QLSI-C) twice over a 2-week delay, in a crossover design that used paper and tablet-based modes of administration. Equivalence of scores across methods was examined using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), augmented by paired t test and Pearson's correlations. Test-retest reliability was assessed using paired t test and Pearson's correlations while internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's coefficient. Results showed a good concordance across methods of administration (ICCs = .72 to .91; r = .56 to .83). Paired t test showed no significant differences between the tablet and paper version of the QLSI-C. Internal consistency reliability yielded acceptable Cronbach's alphas for all QLSI-C scores, with all α > .70. Test-retest reliability for the tablet-administered QLSI-C was good (r = .66 to .90). Paired t test showed no significant difference between Time 1 and 2 for the QLSI-C scores, except for the state score. Findings established the reliability of the tablet-administered QLSI-C scores. This technology approach to assessment is more attractive for children, decreases time for administration, and enhances the ease of scoring. These advantages might encourage both clinicians and researchers to consider using e-Health developments in assessment in pediatric psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record
为了评估和干预而整合电子健康技术，最近已成为儿科心理学的一个热门领域。本研究的目的是呈现一种基于技术（即平板电脑给药）的方法来测量儿童生活质量（QOL）的心理测量特征。80名8至12岁的儿童采用交叉设计，在两周的间隔内两次完成儿童生活质量系统量表（QLSI-C），该设计使用纸质和基于平板电脑的给药方式。使用组内相关系数（ICC）检验不同方法得分的等效性，并辅以配对t检验和皮尔逊相关性分析。使用配对t检验和皮尔逊相关性分析评估重测信度，使用克朗巴赫系数评估内部一致性。结果显示不同给药方法之间具有良好的一致性（ICC = 0.72至0.91；r = 0.56至0.83）。配对t检验显示QLSI-C的平板电脑版和纸质版之间没有显著差异。所有QLSI-C得分的内部一致性信度产生了可接受的克朗巴赫α系数，所有α均大于0.70。平板电脑给药的QLSI-C的重测信度良好（r = 0.66至0.90）。配对t检验显示，除状态得分外，QLSI-C得分在第1次和第2次之间没有显著差异。研究结果确定了平板电脑给药的QLSI-C得分的可靠性。这种基于技术的评估方法对儿童更具吸引力，减少了给药时间，并提高了评分的便利性。这些优势可能会鼓励临床医生和研究人员在儿科心理学评估中考虑使用电子健康技术的发展。（PsycINFO数据库记录）
