Conditions of Use

The KIDSCREEN instruments and translations are protected by copyright with all rights reserved to the KIDSCREEN Group.

The conditions for use of the KIDSCREEN instruments and translations are described in detail in the KIDSCREEN collaboration form. Researchers and other potential users interested in using and/or translating one of the KIDSCREEN instruments are asked to follow the two-stage registration process described under "Registration" (see left menu bar).

After registration the interested party will receive practical information (e.g. payment of fees, available translations) and a password to login to the “Members only” folder. There the potential user will find downloads such as the International KIDSCREEN Manual, the KIDSCREEN questionnaires and reference scores.

Copyright
The KIDSCREEN group holds the copyright for all KIDSCREEN instruments: KIDSCREEN-52, KIDSCREEN-27 and KIDSCREEN-10 Index as child and adolescent version as well as parent/proxy version.

Researchers using KIDSCREEN instruments shall not modify, abridge, condense, adapt, recast or transform the KIDSCREEN instruments in any manner or form without the prior written agreement of the KIDSCREEN Group. This includes but is not limited to any minor or significant change in wordings or organisation in the KIDSCREEN questionnaires. Researchers interested in using one of the KIDSCREEN instruments shall not translate KIDSCREEN without the prior written agreement of the KIDSCREEN Group.

Researchers shall not reproduce the KIDSCREEN instruments except for the limited purpose of generating sufficient copies for use in registered investigations and shall in no event distribute copies of the KIDSCREEN instruments to third parties by sale, rental, lease, lending, or any others means. The KIDSCREEN Group will decide whether or not to institute legal proceedings against the infringing party.

In case of publication of study results, the potential user shall cite

Ravens-Sieberer, U., Gosch, A., Rajmil, L., Erhart, M., Bruil, J., Duer, W., Auquier, P., Power, M., Abel, T., Czemy, L., Mazur, J., Czimbalmos, A., Tountas, Y., Hagquist, C., Kilroe, J. and the European KIDSCREEN Group. (2005). KIDSCREEN-52 quality-of-life measure for children and adolescents. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, 5 (3), 353-364.

The KIDSCREEN Group Europe. (2006). The KIDSCREEN Questionnaires - Quality of life questionnaires for children and adolescents. Handbook. Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers.

in reference section of the publication.