Health- and oral health-related quality of life among preschool children with cerebral palsy
Objectives To assess the health-and oral health-related quality of life of preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to determine their inter-relationship between the two quality of life measures. Methods A total of 144 preschool children with and without CP were invited to participate in the...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Quality of Life Research. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 19(2010), 9, Seite 1367-1371 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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2010
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Quality of Life Research |
| Schlagworte: | Social sciences Health sciences Behavioral sciences Mathematics Biological sciences |
| Zusammenfassung: | Objectives To assess the health-and oral health-related quality of life of preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to determine their inter-relationship between the two quality of life measures. Methods A total of 144 preschool children with and without CP were invited to participate in the case-control study. Health-related quality of life was assessed by the Pediatrie Quality of Life Inventory Version 4.0 (PedsQL™ 4.0) and oral health-related quality of life by the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS). Differences in PedsQL™ 4.0 and ECOHIS scores were determined between the groups, and correlation between PedsQL and ECOHIS were explored. Results Significant differences in overall scores of Peds-TM QL™ 4.0 (P < 0.001) and in overall scores of ECOHIS (P < 0.05) were apparent between the two groups. In terms of health- and oral health-related quality of life, preschool children with CP fared worse than the age-gender-matched control group. There was a positive albeit weak correlation (r = 0.203, P < 0.05) between PedsQL™ 4.0 and ECOHIS scores. Conclusions Differences in health- and oral health-related quality of life exist among preschool children with CP. Correlation between health- and oral health-related quality of life could at best be described as weak. |
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| ISSN: | 15732649 |