Swedish translation and validation of the Pediatric Allergic Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (PADQLQ)

Hampus Kiotseridis; Corrado M Cilio; Leif Bjermer; Magnus Aurivillius; Helene Jacobsson; Alf Tunsäter

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02028.x

Swedish translation and validation of the Pediatric Allergic Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (PADQLQ)

Acta Paediatr. 2011 Feb;100(2):242-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02028.x. Epub 2010 Oct 18.

Authors

Hampus Kiotseridis¹, Corrado M Cilio, Leif Bjermer, Magnus Aurivillius, Helene Jacobsson, Alf Tunsäter

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Lund University, Sweden. hampus.kiotseridis@med.lu.se

PMID: 20874810
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02028.x

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to translate and validate the PADQLQ (Pediatric Allergic Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire), a disease-specific quality of life questionnaire for the assessment of quality of life in children with pollen allergy.

Methods: The PADQLQ was translated into Swedish according to guidelines. Children aged 7-18 with grass pollen allergy were included. Quality of life was assessed in parallel with ordinary symptom scales (VAS) before, during and after the pollen season.

Results: A total of 98 children were included and 89 (91%) completed the study. The results for PADQLQ showed good cross-sectional and longitudinal validity. The retrospective estimation after the season showed good consensus with the assessment during pollen season.

Conclusion: Quality of life in children assessed with the PADQLQ (Pediatric Allergic Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire) is a reliable strategy for evaluating the burden of disease in children with pollen allergy and for the evaluation of treatment.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Validation Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Humans
Language
Quality of Life*
Retrospective Studies
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal* / diagnosis
Surveys and Questionnaires*
Sweden