TRANSLATION AND CONTENT VALIDITY TESTING OF THE THAI VERSION OF THE KIDSCREEN-52 FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

This study aimed to translate the KIDSCREEN-52 for Children and Adolescents into Thai and to examine content validity. The forward-backward translation procedure was conducted following international guidelines. A panel of three experts in occupational therapy, pediatrics, and psychologist assessed the content validity of the translated items. The Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) index was calculated for each item. All 52 items demonstrated IOC values ranging from 0.66 to 1.00, which exceeded the acceptable threshold (≥0.50). The results indicated that the Thai version of the KIDSCREEN-52 for Children and Adolescents has satisfactory content validity for evaluating health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents. Further psychometric testing is recommended to confirm reliability and validity