Author(s)
Purpose
- Pathology:
Generic
- Disease:
All
- Objective:
To measure emotional distress in children and young people in primary care / hospital, social work or school settings
- Population for intended use:
Adolescent
Pediatrics
Characteristics
- Type of instrument:
Psychological functioning (incl. coping)
- Administration mode:
Self-administered
[ An adult can help a child to fill-in the questionnaire ]
- Number of items:
14
- Recall/Observation period:
Over the last week (including today)
Language(s)
- Original language:
English
- List of existing translations:
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Bibliographic reference(s) of the original questionnaire
O’Connor S, Carney T, House E, Ferguson E, Caldwell F, O’Connor RC. Revision of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to produce the Paediatric Index of Emotional Distress (PI–ED). PRO Newsletter. 2010, 43:2-4 (Full text article)
Last update: April 2012
Last update in collaboration with the author: December 2010

Distributed by MAPI Research Trust
Adapted for children from the HADS