The Responsiveness of the Modified Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire

Shannon Peters; Sylvia Ota; Emily Bolous; Erin Reich; Samantha Chait; Brian M Feldman

doi:10.3899/jrheum.151139

The Responsiveness of the Modified Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire

J Rheumatol. 2016 Oct;43(10):1904-1908. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.151139. Epub 2016 Aug 1.

Authors

Shannon Peters¹, Sylvia Ota¹, Emily Bolous¹, Erin Reich¹, Samantha Chait¹, Brian M Feldman²

Affiliations

¹ From the Child Health Evaluative Sciences, and the Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Communicable Disease Surveillance Unit, Communicable Disease Control, Toronto Public Health; Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Diagnostic Radiology residency program; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.S. Peters, BS, School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University College Dublin; S. Ota, MHSc, Communicable Disease Surveillance Unit, Communicable Disease Control, Toronto Public Health; E. Bolous, MD, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Diagnostic Radiology residency program; E. Reich, MD, CCFP, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children; S. Chait, HBMSc, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children; B.M. Feldman, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children.
² From the Child Health Evaluative Sciences, and the Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Communicable Disease Surveillance Unit, Communicable Disease Control, Toronto Public Health; Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Diagnostic Radiology residency program; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.S. Peters, BS, School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University College Dublin; S. Ota, MHSc, Communicable Disease Surveillance Unit, Communicable Disease Control, Toronto Public Health; E. Bolous, MD, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Diagnostic Radiology residency program; E. Reich, MD, CCFP, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children; S. Chait, HBMSc, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children; B.M. Feldman, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children. brian.feldman@sickkids.ca.

PMID: 27481906
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.151139

Abstract

Objective: To determine the ability of the revised version of the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ), the VAS_CHAQ, to detect clinical change over time in pediatric patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We studied the relative responsiveness of the VAS_CHAQ as compared to the original CHAQ-30 and revised CHAQ-38, as well as the parent-patient, physician-patient, and physician-parent concordance.

Methods: The CHAQ-38 and VAS_CHAQ were administered to 30 parents and patients (if older than 8 years) with any subtype of JIA before and after the start of a new treatment. The standardized response means (SRM) were calculated for the VAS_CHAQ, the original CHAQ-30, and the CHAQ-38. Comparisons of SRM were made using the relative SRM. Parent-patient, physician-patient, and physician-parent concordances were assessed by calculating a series of intraclass correlation coefficients.

Results: Twenty-seven parents and 21 patients completed questionnaires at both visits. All questionnaires demonstrated large responsiveness; however, the VAS_CHAQ was found to be about 25% more responsive than both the original CHAQ-30 and CHAQ-38.

Conclusion: The VAS_CHAQ was moderately more responsive than the CHAQ-30 and CHAQ-38 in both parent and patient groups and should be considered for use in studies evaluating change in function over time.

Keywords: HEALTH STATUS; JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SELF-ASSESSMENT.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Arthritis, Juvenile / diagnosis*
Child
Child, Preschool
Disability Evaluation
Disease Progression
Female
Health Status*
Humans
Male
Physical Examination
Quality of Life
Surveys and Questionnaires*
Symptom Assessment
Young Adult