About the Measure
| Domains | Mental health and wellbeing |
| Key stages | Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | Worried; Sad; Pain; Tired; Annoyed; Schoolwork/homework; Sleep; Daily routine; Able to join in activities |
| Description | This is a quality of life measure which can be used in economic analysis and provides quality adjusted life years as an outcome. A proxy version is available for younger children. |
| Example | Annoyed I don't feel annoyed today I feel a little bit annoyed today I feel a bit annoyed tod |
| Link | https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/sections/heds/mvh/paediatric/about-chu9d |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 9 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Multiple |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 6-17 |
| Cost single purchase | Contact Universi |
| Cost per child | Contact Universi |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | Yes |
| Cronbach's α | .78 |
| Test retest | Not reported |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | Not reported |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire r= [-.51, .31]; KIDSCREEN-10 Spearman's rho= [.30, .48] |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Significant differences between scores of participants with and without long-standing illnesses/disabilities for: Pain, Tired, School work/homework, sleep, daily routine, activities. |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Furber, G., & Segal, L. (2015). The validity of the child health utility instrument (CHU9D) as a routine outcome measure for use in child and adolescent mental health services. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 13(1), 22. doi:10.1186/s12955-015-0218-4 Stevens, K., & Ratcliffe, J. (2012). Measuring and valuing health benefits for economic evaluation in adolescence: An assessment of the practicality and validity of the child health utility 9D in the Australian adolescent population. Value in Health, 15(8), 1092–1099. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2012.07.011 |