Validity and Reliability of The Turkish Version of The Kidscreen-27

Functional impairment of the upper extremities can impair the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of persons with Cerebral Palsy CP. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures several subjective dimensions dealing with the impact of health or illness on physical and psychosocial functioning. Quality of life (QOL) measures for children and adolescents have been developed in recent years, initially for children with specific chronic conditions, but more recently generic and health-related QOL (HRQOL) measures have been developed . The early assessments of children's quality of life were mostly disease-specific, and this trend has continued. Generic HRQOL measurements for children and adolescents can help identify subgroups of children and adolescents who are at risk of developing health problems. KIDSCREEN-27 is a generic HRQOL measure derived from KIDSCREEN-52. The KIDSCREEN-27 is a subset of the KIDSCREEN-52 that includes 27 items for assessing HRQOL across five dimensions: Physical Well-Being (5 items) examines a child's or adolescent's level of physical activity, energy, and fitness. Although the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the KIDSCREEN forms have been studied previously; however, its psychometric characteristics in children with CP have yet to be determined. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to provide an overview of the psychometric results of the KIDSCREEN-27 HRQOL questionnaire