About the Measure
| Domains | Mental health and wellbeing |
| Key stages | Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 |
| Subscales | Mobility; Looking after myself; Doing usual activities; Having pain or discomfort; Feeling worried, sad or unhappy |
| Description | This is a measure of quality of life or health status. A proxy version is available and should be used for children aged 4-7. The instrument consists of an item for each dimension, followed by a visual analogue, in which participants must rate their health on a scale from 0-100. An adult version is also available and appropriate for older adolescents. |
| Example | Feeling worried, sad or unhappy I am not worried, sad or unhappy I am a bit worried, sad or unhappy |
| Link | https://euroqol.org/eq-5d-instruments/eq-5d-y-available-modes-of-administration/ |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 6 |
| Format | Nominal |
| Respondent | Multiple |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 4-16 |
| Cost single purchase | Contact Stichtin |
| Cost per child | Contact Stichtin |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | kappa = |
| Test retest | After 7-10 days kappa= [-.0003, .67]; 78.3-99.7% agreement |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | Not reported |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | KIDSCREEN-10-HRQOL-index r= [-.46, .54]; Cantrill Ladder r=[-.37, .54] |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Significant differences found between EQ-5D-Y scores of those with and without chronic health conditions. |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | up to 99% |
| References | Ravens-Sieberer, U., Wille, N., Badia, X., Bonsel, G., Burström, K., Cavrini, G., Greiner, W. (2010). Feasibility, reliability, and validity of the EQ-5D-Y: Results from a multinational study. Quality of Life Research, 19(6), 887–897. doi:10.1007/s11136-010-9649-x van Reenen, M., Janssen, B., Oppe, M., Kreimeier, S., & Greiner, W. (2014). EQ-5D-Y User Guide Basic information on how to use the EQ-5D-Y instrument. Retrieved from http://www.euroqol.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Documenten/PDF/Folders_Flyers/EQ-5D-Y_User_Guide_v1.0_2014.pdf Wille, N., Badia, X., Bonsel, G., Burström, K., Cavrini, G., Devlin, N., Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2010). Development of the EQ-5D-Y: A child-friendly version of the EQ-5D. Quality of Life Research, 19(6), 875–886. doi:10.1007/s11136-010-9648-y |