Child
Health Measurement Project
Children's
Health Survey for Asthma (CHSA)
Pediatric health and functional status and health-related quality of
life measurement is an important and rapidly growing area in health
care research. Such tools go beyond traditional physiological assessments
by incorporating a multidimensional definition of health that encompasses
physical, psychological and social aspects. Application of these measures
includes describing the health status of pediatric populations, examining
the outcomes of various conditions and treatment methods, and potentially
improving clinical decision-making by capturing the boarder impact of
disease and treatment based on child and parent perspectives.
The prevalence of asthma in
the pediatric population, combined with the financial, social and emotional
costs to children and their families provided impetus for the development
of the Children's Health Survey for Asthma (CHSA). The
core set of domains are:
- Physical
Health: Physical symptoms and pain experienced by the
child
- Activity:
Child and family's ability to carry out everyday activities
- Emotional
Health: Impact of asthma on the mental well-being of
both the child and family
Over 400 copies of the parent-report
instrument have been disseminated to pediatricians and health services
researchers. The measure has also been used in several large, federally-funded
studies including the Pediatric Asthma Care PORT II. The psychometric
properties of the CHSA have been published in Pediatrics
1999;104(6).
- English and US Spanish versions of the CHSA are available for use in non-commercial research or practice applications at no cost. Start registration now
- A US-Spanish
version of the CHSA is available.
Linguistic validation was conducted by Mapi Research Institute and
included forward-backward translation by professional translators,
consolidation, and pilot testing. A full report on translation methods
is available by request.
If you are interested in using
the CHSA, please contact Senior Research Associate, Child Health
Measurement Project at dorchmp@aap.org
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