HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: BICENTRIC STUDY AND COMPARISON TO EUROPEAN DATA

Authors

  • Marlene Abreu Pediatric Department of Hospital Pedro Hispano, Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos
  • Inês Marques Pediatric Department of Centro Hospitalar Barreiro Montijo
  • Mariana Martins Pediatric Department of Hospital Pedro Hispano, Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos
  • Teresa Maia Fernandes General and Family Medicine of Unidade de Saúde Familiar Nova Lousada
  • Paula Gomes General and Family Medicine of Unidade de Saúde Familiar Infesta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v25.i3.10076

Keywords:

health-related quality of life, KIDSCREEN-27, childhood, adolescence

Abstract

Background: The interest in Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as a global health indicator is recent and it remains little studied in pediatric age.

Aim: To evaluate HRQoL in a population of children and adolescents from two primary care Portuguese units.

Material and methods: Cross-sectional observational study. HRQoL was assessed using the KIDSCREEN-27® questionnaire. Participants included children and adolescents aged 8-18 years presenting to a consultation at two primary care services: Centro de Saúde (CS) Sete Rios and Unidade de Saúde Familiar (USF) Infesta, between February 1 and July 1, 2013.

Results: A total of 163 individuals answered the questionnaire (CS Sete Rios=85; USF Infesta=78). The median age was 11,59 ± 2,54 years, with a female preponderance (102/62,6%). Compared to the European data, our patients presented significantly higher HRQoL scores in all five dimensions (pConclusions: Our population presents a high HRQoL. The results of the comparative analysis underlines some differences, that may be concern of future studies to plan successful health policies and practices.

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2016-09-30

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Abreu M, Marques I, Martins M, Fernandes TM, Gomes P. HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: BICENTRIC STUDY AND COMPARISON TO EUROPEAN DATA. REVNEC [Internet]. 2016Sep.30 [cited 2024May8];25(3):141-6. Available from: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/10076

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