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Title Assessing mode effects: implications of embedding a children's quality of life questionnaire within an Internet survey
Author Lloyd, K.
Year 2011
Access date 19.09.2011
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The aim of this paper is to examine whether there are mode effects associated with using a children’s quality of life measure embedded within an internet survey, Kids’ Life and Times (KLT), when compared with its more traditional use as a paper questionnaire. Participants were 3440 10 and 11 year old children in Northern Ireland who completed the KIDSCREEN-27 online as part of a general attitudinal survey. The questionnaire was animated using cartoon characters that are familiar to this age group and the questions appeared on screen and were read aloud by actors. Exploratory principal component analysis of the online version of the questionnaire was carried out to examine whether the five domains (physical wellbeing, psychological wellbeing, autonomy and parents, social support and peers and school environment) reported for the paper version of the KIDSCREEN-27 could be replicated. The internal consistency reliability of each of the five domains was measured using Cronbach’s alpha and the domain scores were compared to those reported in the literature for the paper version. The presentation will provide a demonstration of KLT and discuss the impact of the mode of administration on the collection of Kidscreen-27 information.

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