The Company uses a rigorous multi-staged approach to develop our surveys, including direct input from adult and child patients and their families as well as from clinical and academic experts. HACHQ employs the Likert method of summated ratings to design all of our surveys. This method is preferred because it is based on scaling assumptions that can be empirically tested and allows for simplicity in scoring and interpreting findings. The summative approach is the hallmark method used in the construction and evaluation of widely accepted quality of life measures for both adults and children.

We use a graduated response continuum (e.g., "a lot" to "not at all") and compute scale scores by deriving the algebraic mean of each scale and transforming the raw score on a 0-100 continuum. Using standard scoring conventions, a higher score is more favorable.

All HACHQ scoring documents are available exclusively on CD-ROMs as e-books - including the first interactive CHQ Scoring and Interpretation Manual released in April 2008.

The following surveys are available through HealthActCHQ:

AIM-A: ADHD Impact Module - Adult
The ADHD Impact Module - Adult™ (AIM-A) is comprised of four global quality of life items, five economic impact items and five multi-item scales that capture key concepts for adults with ADHD, such as performance and functioning.
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AIM-C: ADHD Impact Module - Child
The ADHD Impact Module - Child™ (AIM-C) is comprised of two "core" multi-item scales, the Child Scale and the Home Scale, specifically constructed to capture the impact of ADHD on the child and the quality of life at home.
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CHQ: Child Health Questionnaire
The Child Health Questionnaire™ (CHQ) is a family of generic quality of life instruments that have been designed and normed for children 5 to 18 years of age. There are versions for parent and youth self-report.
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FIPRE: Fragile Infant Parent Readiness Evaluation
The Fragile Infant Parental Readiness Evaluation™ (FIPRE) consists of four multi-item scales that measure NICU support, infant well-being, parent well-being, and parent anxiety.
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ITQOL: Infant Toddler Quality of Life Questionnaire
The Infant Toddler Quality of Life Questionnaire™ (ITQOL) is a 97-item full-length survey that measures function, growth and development, bodily pain, temperament and moods, behavior and general health perceptions, and parental impact time and emotions. The ITQOL survey was developed for use in infants and toddlers at least 2 months of age and up to 5 years of age.
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NICU FITS: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Fragile Infant Transition Summary
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Fragile Infant Transition Summary™ (NICU FITS) consists of five scales measuring maternal satisfaction with the NICU experience, support and encouragement received with the transition experience from NICU to home, self-confidence, coping, and anxiety.
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PAVE: Patient After the Visit Evaluation™
The Patient After the Visit Evaluation™ is a patient satisfaction and compliance survey. Concepts measured are Access to Care, Satisfaction with Physician Care, Confidence in Self-Care, Relationship with Physician/Nursing Staff, Continuity of Care, Medication Status, Preventative Care, and Satisfaction with Health Plan Coverage.
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PEMQOL: Pediatric Enuresis Module to Assess Quality of Life
The Pediatric Enuresis Module on Quality of Life™ (PEMQOL) is comprised of two multi-item scales measuring the parent's perspective with regard to the impact of enuresis on their child and family's emotional and social well-being.
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PRO-SF1: Patient Respiratory Outcomes Short-Form™
The Patient Respiratory Outcomes-SF1™ is an adult/child survey for patients diagnosed with asthma and/or allergic rhinitis. Survey scales focus on patient confidence, disease impacts symptommatology, lifestyle limitations, medication compliance and a series of economic impact items.
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