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ACTA PAEDIATRICA
卷 103, 期 4, 页码 426-435出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12557
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Child and adolescent health; EQ-5D-Y; Functional disability; Health measurement; Health-related quality of life
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- Promobilia Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden
AimThe EQ-5D-Y is a newly developed generic instrument measuring health-related quality of life in children and adolescents. The aim of the study was to test the feasibility and validity of the EQ-5D-Y in a Swedish patient sample of children and adolescents with functional motor, orthopaedic and medical disabilities and to compare the results with a general population sample. MethodsTwo samples of children and adolescents answered the EQ-5D-Y and a core set of internationally standardised instruments, variables and socio-demographic questions. Patients with functional disability (n=71, aged seven to 17years) and individuals from the general population (n=407, aged eight to 16years) were included in this study. ResultsThere was a low number of missing answers. Significantly more problems were reported in all dimensions in the patient sample, and the mean visual analogue scale (VAS) score was significantly lower. Any problems were reported by 83% of the patients and by 37% of the general population. In the patient sample, 21% reported problems at the most severe level, compared with 1.5% in the general population sample. By subgroup analyses by diagnoses, the frequency of reported problems in the different dimensions varied. ConclusionEven though feasibility and discriminative validity of the EQ-5D-Y were supported in our study, further studies are needed including more patients and patient groups.
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