Validation of Quality of Life Questionnaire 'Simple Measure of Impact of Lupus Erythematosus in Youngsters (SMILEY)', MEC-2008-086
- Conditions
- LupusSLE10003816Systemic Lupus Erythemasosus
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 15
For children: 1) Fulfillment of the ACR-criteria for SLE, revised in 1982, 2) Age 2-18 years, 3) Able to participate in the opinion of the pediatric rheumatologist (If the child is too young to understand the child-questionnaires these questionnaires will not be used and only the questionnaires of the parents / legal guardians will be used. The child will be included in the study for its disease characteristics.) and 4) For children < 18 years, one legal guardian willing to sign consent.;For parents/ legal guardians: 1) Having a child with SLE that meets eligibility criteria for the study and 2) Willing to participate.
1) Not able to speak the language in which the adaptation and validation will be conducted, 2) Subjects not well enough to complete the questionnaires, 3) Physical or mental disabilities which would seriously affect the individual*s ability to understand the informed consent and/ or study questionnaires and 4) Refusal to participate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Fase II: Validity, internal consistency and reliability of SMILEY, translated<br /><br>into dutch.<br /><br>Fase III: Response of the SMILEY, translated into dutch, in changes in disease<br /><br>activity.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>-</p><br>