Table 2

Generic measures of quality of life identified

 Measure Report Child age (y) No. of domains No. of items Reliability Validity Origin
Child Health and Illness Profile10 Self11–17 6153Test–retestCriterionUSA
Internal Construct
Child Health Questionnaire11 Parent 4–191298, 50, 28 InternalConcurrentUSA
Self10–1912 87
Child Quality of Life Questionnaire12 Parent 9–1515 15Test–retest ConstructUK
Self 9–1515 15
Dartmouth Coop Functional Health Assessment Charts13 SelfTeen 6  6Test–retest ConstructUSA
Exeter Quality of Life Measure14 Self 7–12— 16 InternalClinicalUK
Functional Status (II) R15 Parent 0–16 8 43 Internal ConstructUSA
Generic Health Questionnaire16 Self 6–16 5 25InternalConcurrentUK
Test–retest
How Are You?17 Parent 7–13 5 80 InternalConstructHolland
Self 7–13 5 80
KINDL18 Self 8–16 4 40Internal ConstructGermany
Test–retestClinical
Concurrent
Nordic Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children19 Parent 2–18 4 74Under evaluationUnder evaluationSweden
Self12–18 4 74
Pediatric Quality of Life Questionnaire20 Parent 2–18 5 30Internal ConstructUSA
Self 5–18 5 30 Clinical
Perceived Illness Experience21 Self11–18 8 34Test–retestConstructUK
Internal
Quality of Life Profile—Adolescent Version22 Self14–20 3 54 InternalConstructCanada
Sickness Impact Profile (adapted from the adult version)23 Parent 3–1412135Available for adults, not childrenUSA
TACQOL24 25 Parent 8–11 7108 InternalConstructHolland
Self 8–11 7108Clinical
The Warwick Child Health and Morbidity Profile26 Parent 0–510 16Test–retestConstructUK
Inter-rater
Health Utilities Index Mark 227 Parent 6–18 7  7Test–retestClinicalCanada
Health utilities Index Mark 328 Parent 6–1815 15Internal
16D29 Self12–1516 16Test–retest ClinicalFinland
17D30 Self 8–1117 17
Quality of Well Being31 Parent 0–18 3  3Test–retestClinicalUSA
Internal