Hong Kong Med J 2011;17(Suppl 6):S13-6
Health-related quality of life assessment for Hong Kong Chinese children with cancer
R Fielding, GCF Chan, WWT Lam
Centre for Psycho-oncology Research & Training, Behavioural Sciences Unit, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1. The direct measurement of quality of life in young children aged 30 to 72 months is feasible and valid.
2. An interactive storybook was developed to help inform young children with cancer of the medical procedures and consequences. The storybook had good construct, convergent, and criterion validity.
2. An interactive storybook was developed to help inform young children with cancer of the medical procedures and consequences. The storybook had good construct, convergent, and criterion validity.