ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2026
Comparison of the psychometric performance of experimental EuroQol Toddler and Infant Populations Instrument (EQ-TIPS) and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL) in young children.
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- Measuring health-related quality of life in infants and toddlers: conceptual challenges and proposed recommendations.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Performance of the Experimental EuroQol Toddler and Infant Populations (EQ-TIPS) and PedsQL in Infants and Toddlers with a Health Condition.Journal of health economics and outcomes research · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to test and compare the validity, reliability and responsiveness of the Experimental EuroQol Toddler and Infant Populations version 2.0 (EQ-TIPS) and the Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ version 4.0 (PedsQL) in young Australian children.
methodsData for children aged 2–3 years were available from the Australian Paediatric Multi-Instrument Comparison (P-MIC) study. EQ-TIPS and PedsQL were administered in randomised order to caregivers of children aged 2–3 years. We assessed acceptability, feasibility, response distribution, ceiling effects, known-group validity, convergent validity, test-retest reliability and responsiveness in the total sample and by child age. EQ-TIPS level sum scores and PedsQL total scores were used as outcomes.
resultsA total of 510 caregivers of children completed the initial survey and 286 completed a follow-up survey at four weeks. The EQ-TIPS had ceiling effects in children with special health care needs (25.8%). EQ-TIPS showed stronger effect sizes in differentiating children with health conditions whereas PedsQL showed statistical significance and a minimal clinically important difference in detecting proxy-reported improvements in health. We found moderate to strong correlations in all anticipated EQ-TIPS and PedsQL item pairs. The two instruments showed comparable performance in children age 2 and age 3.
conclusionBoth EQ-TIPS and PedsQL are valid instruments, with small differences in psychometric performance depending on user needs and context. EQ-TIPS was easier to complete and had better known-group validity and test-retest reliability, whereas PedsQL was more sensitive in detecting health improvements. Further research on the responsiveness of EQ-TIPS is needed.
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