Measuring health-related quality of life in adolescent populations: an empirical comparison of the CHU9D and the PedsQLTM 4.0 Short Form 15

Objective The aim was to conduct an empirical assessment of the measurement properties of the preference-based Child Health Utility 9D (CHU9D) versus the non-preference-based Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)™ 4.0 Short Form 15 Generic Core Scales (referred to as ‘PedsQL’) in an Australian community-based sample of adolescents.