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Health-related quality of life of youth with inflammatory bowel disease: a comparison with published data using the PedsQL 4.0 generic core scales.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19998462     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: This study compared youth and parent-proxy reports of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among youth with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to published comparison group data and examined concordance between youth and parent-proxy reports of HRQoL.
METHODS: One hundred thirty-six youth and parent-proxy reports on the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales were compared to published data from chronically ill, acutely ill, and healthy comparison groups using independent samples t-tests. Reporter agreement was examined using paired samples t-tests and intraclass correlations (ICCs).
RESULTS: Youth with IBD reported lower psychosocial functioning than the healthy comparison group, higher physical and social functioning than the chronically ill group, and lower school functioning than all published comparison groups. Parent-proxy reports of youth HRQoL were higher than the chronically ill group, but lower than the healthy group on all scales except psychosocial functioning. Youth with active IBD reported lower physical health domain scores than youth with inactive disease. Concordance between youth and parent-proxy reports was moderate, with the lowest agreement in school and social functioning.
CONCLUSIONS: Youth with IBD and their parents rate HRQoL as lower than healthy youth but do not perceive the impact of IBD to be as limiting as in other chronic conditions. Youth report suggests that IBD may be particularly detrimental to HRQoL in the school functioning domain. Moderate agreement between parent and youth reports substantiates continued use of multiple informants in studies of pediatric HRQoL.
Authors:
Jennifer Hauser Kunz; Kevin A Hommel; Rachel Neff Greenley
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Inflammatory bowel diseases     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1536-4844     ISO Abbreviation:  Inflamm. Bowel Dis.     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-18     Completed Date:  2010-08-20     Revised Date:  2011-07-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9508162     Medline TA:  Inflamm Bowel Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  939-46     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA. JHauser@mcw.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
6-Mercaptopurine / analogs & derivatives,  therapeutic use
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Female
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / drug therapy,  psychology*
Interpersonal Relations*
Male
Mesalamine / therapeutic use
Methylthioinosine / therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Parents / psychology
Quality of Life / psychology*
Self Concept*
Severity of Illness Index
Sickness Impact Profile*
Social Adjustment*
Thioguanine / therapeutic use
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K23 DK079037/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; K23 DK079037-04/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; M01 RR 08084/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; P30 DK078392/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/azathiopurine; 154-42-7/Thioguanine; 342-69-8/Methylthioinosine; 50-44-2/6-Mercaptopurine; 89-57-6/Mesalamine
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