Children (Oct 2022)

The DUX-25 after Twenty-Five Years: New Analyses and Reference Data

  • Hendrik M. Koopman,
  • Benjamin S. D. Telkamp,
  • Annelieke Hijkoop,
  • Julie A. Reuser,
  • Marlous J. Madderom,
  • Hanneke IJsselstijn,
  • Andre B. Rietman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101569
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 10
p. 1569

Abstract

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Twenty-five years after its inception, we present new analyses and reference data for the DUX-25, a questionnaire on health-related quality of life for children 8–17 years old and their parents as proxy. Data from 774 healthy children and their caregivers were collected through web-based data collection. Participants were recruited via primary and secondary schools in the Netherlands. The DUX-25 showed adequate psychometric qualities. Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, we were able to support the theorized four-factor model. In addition, a model with five factors emerged in which the factor ‘Social’ was divided into ‘Social Close’ and ‘Social Far’. A comparison of the outcomes of the PedsQL with those of the DUX-25 provides evidence for a high construct validity of the DUX-25. With the new updated reference data, the DUX-25 can still be used in inpatient and outpatient settings to measure health-related quality of life of children with chronic conditions.

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