Journal article
Quality of life among Brazilian children with epilepsy: Validation of a parent proxy instrument (QVCE-50)
Abstract
PURPOSE: To analyze the validity and reliability of an epilepsy specific health related quality of life (HRQL) instrument (QVCE-50), constructed for Brazilians. The QVCE-50 comprises the following domains: physical (9 items), psychological (18 items), social/familial (7 items), and cognitive/educational (16 items). Items were scored on a four point scale. Domains were equally weighted using percent scores. The questionnaire ends with a quality …
Authors
de Souza Maia Filho H; Streiner DL; da Mota Gomes M
Journal
Seizure, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 324–329
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.seizure.2007.01.010
ISSN
1059-1311