2016
Health-related quality of life in children and youth with acquired brain injury: Two years after injury
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European Journal of Paediatric Neurology , Volume 20 - Issue 1 p. 131- 139
Objective To determine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and youth with acquired brain injury (ABI) two years post-injury and explore associated factors. Design Cross-sectional. Subjects Children and youth (n = 72; aged 6-22 years) with mild to severe ABI (87% mild). Methods The primary outcome measures self-reported and parent-reported HRQoL were assessed with the Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) and compared with age-appropriate reference values of the Dutch population. Spearman correlation coefficients (Rs) were used to explore relationships between HRQoL and sociodemographic and ABI characteristics, severity of impairments and presence of post-injury problems. Results Children and youth with ABI and the reference population had similar self-reported HRQoL. However, as reported by parents, children with ABI aged 6-7 years and youth aged 13-18 years had poorer HRQoL regarding psychosocial health. Children's post-injury cognitive, behavioural and social problems were moderately associated with poorer HRQoL, especially psychosocial health (Rs ≥ 0.40). Severity nor type of injury were associated with children's HRQoL. Conclusion Two years post-injury, in children and youth with mild to severe ABI, reported HRQoL is similar to that in the general population, whereas parents reported less favourable outcomes. Post-injury cognitive, behavioural and social problems require ongoing attention during long-term follow-up.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2015.09.003, hdl.handle.net/1765/87108 | |
European Journal of Paediatric Neurology | |
Organisation | Department of Rehabilitation Medicine |
Ilmer, E. C., Lambregts, S., Berger, M., de Kloet, A., Hilberink, S., & Roebroeck, M. (2016). Health-related quality of life in children and youth with acquired brain injury: Two years after injury. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 20(1), 131–139. doi:10.1016/j.ejpn.2015.09.003 |