Tools used for evaluation of Brazilian children's quality of life

• Published in: Revista Paulista de Pediatria Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 272 - 278
• Main Authors: Souza, João Gabriel S, Pamponet, Marcela Antunes, Souza, Tamirys Caroline S, Pereira, Alessandra Ribeiro, Souza, Andrey George S, Martins, Andréa Maria E de B L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 01-06-2014
• Subjects: Brazil; calidad de vida; Child; cuestionarios; Humans; niño; Quality of Life; Review; Surveys and Questionnaires
• ISSN: 0103-0582; 1984-0462; 1984-0462
• DOI: 10.1590/0103-0582201432214313

To review the available tools to evaluate children's quality of life validated for Brazilian language and culture.
Search of scientific articles in Medline, Lilacs and SciELO databases using the combination of descriptors "quality of life", "child" and "questionnaires" in Portuguese and English.
Among the tools designed to assess children's quality of life validated for the Brazilian language and culture, the Auto questionnaire Qualité de Vie Enfant Imagé (AUQEI), the Child Health Questionnaire - Parent Form 50 (CHQ-PF50), the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL(tm)) version 4.0 and the Kidscreen-52 are highlighted. Some tools do not include all range of ages and some lack domains that are currently considered relevant in the context of childhood, such as bullying. Moreover, due to the cultural diversity of Brazil, it may be necessary to adapt some instruments or to validate other tools.
There are validated instruments to evaluate children's quality of life in Brazil. However, the validation or the adaptation of other international tools have to be considered in order to overcome current deficiencies.