James W Varni

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1 Health-related quality of life of severely obese children and adolescents. JAMA 2003 6.90
2 Using problem-solving skills training to reduce negative affectivity in mothers of children with newly diagnosed cancer: report of a multisite randomized trial. J Consult Clin Psychol 2005 3.04
3 Cognitive interviewing methodology in the development of a pediatric item bank: a patient reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) study. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2009 2.59
4 Practical issues in the application of item response theory: a demonstration using items from the pediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 generic core scales. Med Care 2007 2.45
5 The PedsQL: reliability and validity of the short-form generic core scales and Asthma Module. Med Care 2005 2.38
6 Profile of daily life in children with brain tumors: an assessment of health-related quality of life. J Clin Oncol 2005 2.26
7 An item response analysis of the pediatric PROMIS anxiety and depressive symptoms scales. Qual Life Res 2010 2.25
8 Construction of the eight-item patient-reported outcomes measurement information system pediatric physical function scales: built using item response theory. J Clin Epidemiol 2011 2.16
9 The use of focus groups in the development of the PROMIS pediatrics item bank. Qual Life Res 2008 2.07
10 Health-related quality of life and symptom reporting: similarities and differences between children and their parents. Eur J Pediatr 2013 1.98
11 Sampling plan and patient characteristics of the PROMIS pediatrics large-scale survey. Qual Life Res 2010 1.96
12 Quality of life of children and adolescents from São Paulo: reliability and validity of the Brazilian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 Generic Core Scales. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2008 1.87
13 Construction of the Pediatric Asthma Impact Scale (PAIS) for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). J Asthma 2010 1.82
14 Trajectories of adjustment in mothers of children with newly diagnosed cancer: a natural history investigation. J Pediatr Psychol 2007 1.72
15 Quality of life in children with heart disease as perceived by children and parents. Pediatrics 2008 1.72
16 Parents' perceptions of pediatric primary care quality: effects of race/ethnicity, language, and access. Health Serv Res 2003 1.58
17 Parent proxy-reported health-related quality of life and fatigue in pediatric patients diagnosed with brain tumors and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer 2004 1.58
18 Pediatric end stage renal disease health-related quality of life differs by modality: a PedsQL ESRD analysis. Pediatr Nephrol 2009 1.51
19 Health-related quality of life as a predictor of pediatric healthcare costs: a two-year prospective cohort analysis. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2004 1.48
20 Problem-solving skills training for mothers of children with newly diagnosed cancer: a randomized trial. J Dev Behav Pediatr 2002 1.48
21 Cross-sectional analysis of health-related quality of life in pediatric liver transplant recipients. J Pediatr 2009 1.47
22 Health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with ESRD. Pediatr Nephrol 2006 1.44
23 PROMIS Pediatric Anger Scale: an item response theory analysis. Qual Life Res 2011 1.39
24 The Seattle Pediatric Palliative Care Project: effects on family satisfaction and health-related quality of life. J Palliat Med 2006 1.38
25 The PedsQL Brain Tumor Module: initial reliability and validity. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2007 1.36
26 Health-related quality of life and depressive symptoms in children with suspected sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep 2004 1.32
27 Development of six PROMIS pediatrics proxy-report item banks. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2012 1.29
28 Using the PedsQL™ 3.0 asthma module to obtain scores comparable with those of the PROMIS pediatric asthma impact scale (PAIS). Qual Life Res 2011 1.29
29 Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Pediatrics 2012 1.28
30 Development and psychometric properties of the PROMIS(®) pediatric fatigue item banks. Qual Life Res 2013 1.27
31 Validation of the Korean version of the pediatric quality of life inventory 4.0 (PedsQL) generic core scales in school children and adolescents using the Rasch model. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2008 1.22
32 Health status of children alive 10 years after pediatric liver transplantation performed in the US and Canada: report of the studies of pediatric liver transplantation experience. J Pediatr 2011 1.20
33 Measuring health-related quality of life in children with ESRD: performance of the generic and ESRD-specific instrument of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). Am J Kidney Dis 2008 1.19
34 Health-related quality of life in pediatric liver transplant recipients compared with other chronic disease groups. Pediatr Transplant 2010 1.19
35 The effects of dyadic strength and coping styles on psychological distress in couples faced with prostate cancer. J Behav Med 2003 1.18
36 The PedsQL in pediatric patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: feasibility, reliability, and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Neuromuscular Module and Generic Core Scales. J Clin Neuromuscul Dis 2010 1.17
37 Item response theory detected differential item functioning between healthy and ill children in quality-of-life measures. J Clin Epidemiol 2007 1.17
38 The PedsQL in pediatric patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: feasibility, reliability, and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic Core Scales and Neuromuscular Module. Neuromuscul Disord 2009 1.17
39 The pediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQL) family impact module: reliability and validity of the Brazilian version. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2008 1.13
40 Measurement properties of the Brazilian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) cancer module scale. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2008 1.11
41 Costs of recruiting couples to a clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials 2006 1.11
42 Factorial invariance of child self-report across age subgroups: a confirmatory factor analysis of ages 5 to 16 years utilizing the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales. Value Health 2007 1.10
43 Measuring health-related quality of life in Greek children: psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory(TM) 4.0 Generic Core Scales. Qual Life Res 2007 1.10
44 Parents' reports of barriers to care for children with special health care needs: development and validation of the barriers to care questionnaire. Ambul Pediatr 2004 1.09
45 Fatigue and health-related quality of life in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 1.08
46 The PedsQL Present Functioning Visual Analogue Scales: preliminary reliability and validity. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2006 1.06
47 Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the pediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQL) generic core scales and asthma symptoms scale in vulnerable children with asthma. J Asthma 2010 1.04
48 Factorial invariance of child self-report across healthy and chronic health condition groups: a confirmatory factor analysis utilizing the PedsQLTM 4.0 Generic Core Scales. J Pediatr Psychol 2007 1.03
49 PROMIS Pediatric Peer Relationships Scale: development of a peer relationships item bank as part of social health measurement. Health Psychol 2013 1.03
50 Problem-solving and distress in prostate cancer patients and their spousal caregivers. Support Care Cancer 2005 1.03
51 Crossing the border for health care: access and primary care characteristics for young children of Latino farm workers along the US-Mexico border. Ambul Pediatr 2003 1.02
52 PedsQL eosinophilic esophagitis module: feasibility, reliability, and validity. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2013 1.02
53 The impact of realized access to care on health-related quality of life: a two-year prospective cohort study of children in the California State Children's Health Insurance Program. J Pediatr 2006 1.02
54 The Internet is valid and reliable for child-report: an example using the Activities Scale for Kids (ASK) and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). J Clin Epidemiol 2008 1.02
55 PedsQL™ sickle cell disease module: feasibility, reliability, and validity. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013 1.00
56 The in vivo adherence intervention for at risk adolescents with asthma: report of a randomized pilot trial. J Pediatr Psychol 2011 1.00
57 Reliability and validity of the Iranian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales in adolescents. Qual Life Res 2010 0.99
58 Report from a multi-institutional randomized clinical trial examining computer-assisted problem-solving skills training for English- and Spanish-speaking mothers of children with newly diagnosed cancer. J Pediatr Psychol 2008 0.98
59 Health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with long-standing pancreatitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2012 0.97
60 Problem-solving skills training for vulnerable families of children with persistent asthma: report of a randomized trial on health-related quality of life outcomes. J Pediatr Psychol 2010 0.95
61 Development of the PedsQL™ Sickle Cell Disease Module items: qualitative methods. Qual Life Res 2011 0.93
62 Dyadic concordance among prostate cancer patients and their partners and health-related quality of life: does it matter? Psychol Health 2011 0.93
63 Initial validation of the Argentinean Spanish version of the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales in children and adolescents with chronic diseases: acceptability and comprehensibility in low-income settings. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2008 0.92
64 The clinical utility of health-related quality of life assessment in pediatric cardiology outpatient practice. Congenit Heart Dis 2012 0.92
65 Barriers to care questionnaire: reliability, validity, and responsiveness to change among parents of children with asthma. Acad Pediatr 2009 0.92
66 Measuring health-related quality of life in Hungarian children with heart disease: psychometric properties of the Hungarian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 Generic Core Scales and the Cardiac Module. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2010 0.92
67 Development of a validated patient-reported symptom metric for pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis: qualitative methods. BMC Gastroenterol 2011 0.91
68 Pain, fatigue, and school functioning in children with cerebral palsy: a path-analytic model. J Pediatr Psychol 2006 0.91
69 Reliability and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Short Form 15 Generic Core Scales in Japan. Qual Life Res 2007 0.90
70 Fatigued breast cancer survivors: the role of sleep quality, depressed mood, stage and age. Psychol Health 2009 0.90
71 Validation of Persian Version of PedsQL™ 4.0™ Generic Core Scales in Toddlers and Children. Int J Prev Med 2012 0.89
72 Quantifying the relationship among hospital design, satisfaction, and psychosocial functioning in a pediatric hematology-oncology inpatient unit. HERD 2011 0.89
73 PedsQL™ Multidimensional Fatigue Scale in sickle cell disease: feasibility, reliability, and validity. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013 0.88
74 Patient-reported Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales in pediatric patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and comorbid psychiatric disorders: feasibility, reliability, and validity. Value Health 2011 0.88
75 The relationship between health-related quality of life, pain, and coping strategies in juvenile arthritis--a one year prospective study. Qual Life Res 2005 0.88
76 Development of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ Eosinophilic Esophagitis module items: qualitative methods. BMC Gastroenterol 2012 0.87
77 Factorial invariance of child self-report across race/ethnicity groups: a multigroup confirmatory factor analysis approach utilizing the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales. Ann Epidemiol 2009 0.87
78 Oral health-related quality of life and traumatic dental injuries in Brazilian adolescents. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2013 0.87
79 A comparative analysis of health-related quality of life and family impact between children with ADHD treated in a general pediatric clinic and a psychiatric clinic utilizing the PedsQL. J Atten Disord 2010 0.87
80 PROMIS(®) pediatric self-report scales distinguish subgroups of children within and across six common pediatric chronic health conditions. Qual Life Res 2015 0.87
81 Health-related quality of life and cognitive functioning in pediatric short stature: comparison of growth-hormone-naïve, growth-hormone-treated, and healthy samples. Eur J Pediatr 2010 0.86
82 Problem-solving skills and emotional distress in spouses of men with prostate cancer. J Cancer Educ 2002 0.86
83 Factorial invariance of child self-report across socioeconomic status groups: a multigroup confirmatory factor analysis utilizing the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales. J Behav Med 2008 0.86
84 Impaired health-related quality of life in preschoolers with obesity. J Pediatr Psychol 2012 0.86
85 The PedsQL™ Oral Health Scale in Iranian children: reliability and validity. Int J Paediatr Dent 2011 0.85
86 Beyond distance: children's school travel mode choice. Ann Behav Med 2013 0.85
87 Promoting healthy lifestyles: Behavior modification and motivational interviewing in the treatment of childhood obesity. J Clin Lipidol 2008 0.85
88 The PedsQL™ Oral Health Scale: feasibility, reliability and validity of the Brazilian Portuguese version. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2012 0.85
89 Measuring the quality of children's postoperative pain management: initial validation of the child/parent Total Quality Pain Management (TQPM) instruments. J Pain Symptom Manage 2002 0.83
90 Daily hassles and social support as predictors of adjustment in children with pediatric rheumatic disease. J Pediatr Psychol 2002 0.83
91 Health related quality of life in patients with biliary atresia surviving with their native liver. J Pediatr 2013 0.83
92 Quality of life in pediatric heart transplant recipients: a comparison with children with and without heart disease. J Heart Lung Transplant 2012 0.82
93 Does the severity of congenital heart defects affect disease-specific health-related quality of life in children in Bosnia and Herzegovina? Eur J Pediatr 2009 0.82
94 Development of the adult PedsQL™ neurofibromatosis type 1 module: initial feasibility, reliability and validity. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2013 0.82
95 Context-specific correlates of walking behaviors to and from school: do they vary across neighborhoods and populations? J Phys Act Health 2011 0.82
96 Health-related quality of life and cognitive functioning from the perspective of parents of school-aged children with Asperger's Syndrome utilizing the PedsQL. J Autism Dev Disord 2009 0.80
97 Factors predicting health-related quality of life in pediatric liver transplant recipients in the functional outcomes group. Pediatr Transplant 2013 0.80
98 Quality of life in children after cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease. Coll Antropol 2011 0.80
99 Correspondence between daily and weekly fatigue reports in breast cancer survivors. J Behav Med 2006 0.80
100 Measuring health-related quality of life in Hungarian children attending a cardiology clinic with the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. Eur J Pediatr 2009 0.80
101 The stress-reducing effects of art in pediatric health care: art preferences of healthy children and hospitalized children. J Child Health Care 2008 0.79
102 Using health-related quality of life to predict and manage pediatric healthcare. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 2005 0.78
103 Problems associated with prostate cancer: differences of opinion among health care providers, patients, and spouses. J Cancer Educ 2002 0.78
104 Neuropsychological functioning and health-related quality of life: pediatric acute liver failure study group results. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2015 0.78
105 Clinically meaningful interpretation of pediatric health-related quality of life in sickle cell disease. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2015 0.78
106 Measuring primary care for children of Latino farmworkers: reliability and validity of the parent's perceptions of primary care measure (P3C). Matern Child Health J 2005 0.77
107 Translation and cultural adaptation of Peds QL TM ESRD to Portuguese. J Bras Nefrol 2011 0.75
108 Health-related Quality of Life in Infants With Chronic Liver Disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2016 0.75
109 Health-related quality of life and metabolic control in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Coll Antropol 2012 0.75