Validation of the Health-Related Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy Questionnaire (QOLCE-55) for Brazilian Portuguese.

Epilepsy & Behavior : E&B
Artur Victor Menezes SousaLaura Maria Guilhoto

Abstract

The present study aimed to validate the 55-item Health-Related Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy Questionnaire (QOLCE-55) in Brazilian Portuguese and evaluate the relation of its results with clinical data and caregiver burden. The QOLCE-55 was submitted to translation, back-translation, and cultural adaptation in a pilot sample with 20 subjects. To ensure the psychometric properties of validation, the validation of the QOLCE-55 was carried out in a sample of 45 patients with epilepsy aged between 4 and 18 years and their parents or caregivers and compared with the results of other quality-of-life instruments, namely, the QVCE-50 and QOLIE-AD-48, as well as with the SDQ, abrief behavioral screeningquestionnaire. The WASI and SON-R 2½-7 [a] were used for evaluation of intelligence quotient (IQ) and the Burden Interview for the caregiver burden. Internal consistency measured by Cronbach's alpha coefficient was moderate (0.692; p = 0.264), and the test-retest reliability analyzed by the intraclass correlation coefficient was satisfactory when compared with the results by different examiners on the same day (0.951; p = 0.001) and at different times (0.778; p = 0.001). This version of the QOLCE-55 presented a strong correlation ...Continue Reading

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