Generic child health surveys provide a broadly defined picture of a child's overall health status across varied domains of health
(e.g., physical functioning, social functioning, mental health) and can be used alone, or with a disease-specific survey to measure
a child's health as it is affected or influenced by a particular condition or disease.
QualityMetric's Suite of Child Health Outcomes Surveys - Generic Surveys are designed to provide brief, scientifically-valid health
status measurement for children ages 5-18. They are versatile and can be used across a variety of populations because the questions
are general enough to apply to people with diverse conditions and health states. For example, an item from the SF-10™ for Children
asks how much a child's physical health problems have limited the kind of schoolwork or activities the child can do. This question allows
people with diverse health states, conditions or diseases to respond to the question because the phrase "physical health problems" is broadly
defined. The SF-10™ and the CHQ™ are examples of generic health surveys that measure children's physical and psychosocial health status.
The SF-10 for Children Health Survey may also be useful in advancing healthcare policymaking efforts by government
or private sector organizations. Inclusion of information about the physical and psychosocial status of children
in regional and national healthcare databases could guide health policy decisions. Use of a standardized, core
set of health status surveys to assess the burden of disease and compare treatment benefits across types of databases
(e.g., clinical trials database, general population surveys) would enhance the ability to make policy decisions
regarding pediatric care.
SF-10™ for Children Health Survey
The SF-10™ for Children is a new short form survey that contains items adapted from the CHQ™. It can be completed by parents/caregivers of children ages 5-18,
measures eight (8) domains of health (physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health (role-physical), bodily pain, general health perceptions,
vitality, social functioning, role limitations due to emotional problems (role-emotional) and mental health) and is scored to produce physical and psychosocial
health summary scores. The SF-10™ for Children provides a quick and efficient means to measure physical and psychosocial health in cases where the eight (8)
domain scores provided by the CHQ PF-50 or PF-28 are not necessary. With just 10 items (questions), the SF-10™ for Children can be easily integrated and
administered and is particularly applicable to large-scale child population surveys. Please contact Sales for information about applying this new
tool to help meet your current health outcomes measurement/assessment needs.
Child Health Questionnaire™ -- Parent-Completed 50-Item Form (CHQ™ PF-50)
The CHQ™ PF-50 is a widely-used generic measure the health status of children. The form can be completed by parents/caregivers of children ages 5-18. The survey
provides coverage of a wide range of domains (see table 1). In addition to a profile of the domain scores, the user has the option of estimating physical and psychosocial
health summary measures. The CHQ™ PF-50 scales and summaries have been shown to be reliable, valid and responsive to change across a wide variety of conditions and
treatments. The CHQ™ PF-50 is a precise measure that is supported by numerous peer-reviewed publications and is an ideal tool for applications including clinical-trial
studies, population health monitoring, and burden of disease analysis.
Child Health Questionnaire™ -- Parent-Completed 28-Item form (CHQ™ PF-28)
The CHQ™ PF-28 is a shorter form of the Child Health Questionnaire™ that can be completed by parents/caregivers of children ages 5-18. The survey provides coverage of
a wide range of domains (see table 1). In addition to a profile of the domain scores, the user has the option of estimating physical and psychosocial health summary measures.
The CHQ™ PF-28 is ideal for applications that require a brief measure of health status.
Combined Use of Generic/Disease-Specific Health Status Surveys
The combined use of QualityMetric's generic (SF-10™ and CHQ™) and disease-specific (ACT™ for Children and PAIS-6™) child health outcomes surveys provides
an additional level of precision along with a more focused picture of a child's overall health status. Pairing surveys makes it possible for informed, evidence-based decisions
through a more in-depth analysis that may affect healthcare treatments, programs, medical/operational costs and patient/provider communications.
Disease-Specific Health Status Measurement
QualityMetric's disease-specific child health outcomes surveys are designed to measure particular aspects of health as they relate to a specific condition or among a specific
population. The questions on our disease-specific child health outcomes surveys often refer directly to a disease or condition and typically cover symptoms that are specific to,
or relatively common among, a population experiencing a specific condition or diagnosed with a specific disease.
A disease-specific health survey can be useful in obtaining "baseline" information (prior to a clinical intervention), screening for a condition/disease, determining the severity
of symptoms, and improving patient-provider communications. When administered longitudinally, changes in a patient's condition or disease can be carefully monitored and documented,
leading to more effective, evidence-based clinical interventions and treatments.
The impact and control of any disease/condition can be difficult to measure in clinical practice, partially because there are many contributing factors (e.g. changes in pulmonary function for asthma patients). Assessing any one factor alone does not accurately
gauge disease impact and/or control. QualityMetric's Asthma Control Test™ for and Pediatric Asthma Impact™ Survey deliver the breadth and depth of information that are essential for understanding how asthma is impacting a child's life and how well it
is being controlled.
The Asthma Control Test™ (ACT™) for Children
ACT™ is a brief, 5-item, patient-based self-assessment designed to measure dimensions of asthma control for children/adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age. ACT™ yields precise and scientifically-valid scores that document a wide range
of asthma control and are easy for both patients and clinicians to score and interpret. This tool is suitable for a broad range of applications from clinical practice to population screening, disease management, and clinical trials.
Pediatric Asthma Impact ™Survey (PAIS-6™)
The Pediatric Asthma Impact™ Survey is a brief, 6-item patient-based assessment designed to measure the impact of asthma on a child's health-related quality of life (HRQOL). It surpasses the traditional measures of disability associated with asthma
to assess relevant aspects of functional health and well-being (including physical, social and psychological domains). PAIS-6™ can be quickly completed and scored and covers a wide range of asthma impact. This tool can be used to measure change
over time and is easy for clinicians and patients to interpret.
Combined Use of Generic/Disease-Specific Health Status Surveys
The combined use of QualityMetric's generic (SF-10™ and CHQ™) and disease-specific (ACT™ for Children and PAIS-6™) child health outcomes surveys provides an additional level of precision along with a more focused picture of a child's
overall health status.Pairing surveys makes it possible for informed, evidence-based decisions through a more in-depth analysis that may affect healthcare treatments, programs, medical/operational costs and patient/provider communications.
