Validity and reliability of the Dutch version of the PedsQL™ 3.0 End Stage Renal Disease Module in children with chronic kidney disease in Belgium

Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a low quality of life (QoL). The PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales are widely used to assess general QoL in children. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to translate the original version of the CKD-specific PedsQL™ 3.0 End Stage Renal Disease Module into a Dutch version and to evaluate its validity and reliability.The forward-backward translation method based on the guidelines from the...