Protocol - School Attendance - Child

Personnel and Training Required

None

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Proxy-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Child

Participants

Children age 6?17 years

Selection Rationale

This proxy-administered question from National Survey of Childrens Health (NSCH) is short and easy to complete and interpret.

Language

English

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Not applicable.

Protocol Name from Source

National Survey of Childrens Health (NSCH), 2016

Source

United States Census Bureau, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, National Survey of Childrens Health, 2016, Indicator 5.4: Missed School Days, Age 6-17 years.

General References

Summary statistics for this question from the 2016 National Survey of Childrens Health (NSCH) can be found here: http://childhealthdata.org/browse/survey/results?q=4844&r=1

Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health. (2018). 2016 National Survey of Childrens Health (NSCH) data query. Retrieved from www.childhealthdata.org. CAHMI: www.cahmi.org.

Protocol ID

910601

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX910601_School_Work_Attendance_Child_Missed_School_Past_Year
	PX910601000000	During the past 12 months, about how many more days did this child miss school because of illness or injury? show less	N/A

Hemophilia Inhibitor

Measure Name

School and Work Attendance

Release Date

May 7, 2019

Definition

Chronic illness can contribute to excessive missed work or school days.

Purpose

This a quantitative measure of health-related loss of productivity in school and work. Missing work has the potential to compromise productivity and lead to economic implications. Excessive school absenteeism can negatively impact a child?s education as well as physical and psychosocial health-related quality of life.

Keywords

school, daily activities, work, work characteristics

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
910601	School Attendance - Child
910602	School and Work Attendance - Adult

Publications

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