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Developmental, child, family and couple

Child Health Questionnaire.

CHQ

What it measures
Physical and psychosocial health-related quality of life in children/adolescents (5-18); physical functioning, role limitations, bodily pain, general health, mental health, self-esteem, family activities/cohesion, parental impact
Length and format
CHQ-PF50 / PF28 (parent forms, 50 or 28 items); CHQ-CF87/CF45 (child self-report). mixed Likert (4- to 6-point) scales (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Many languages (extensively localized for international pediatric outcomes work)
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Landgraf, J. M., Abetz, L., & Ware, J. E. (1996). The Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ): A User's Manual. Boston: The Health Institute. (HealthActCHQ)

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