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Research Article

Health-related quality of life in children with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury

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Pages 175-181 | Received 05 Nov 2009, Accepted 10 Nov 2009, Published online: 10 May 2010
 

Abstract

Objective: To investigate health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a sample of ethnically diverse children with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Methods: Twenty children with moderate–severe TBI and their parents were recruited from a TBI clinic at a paediatric rehabilitation hospital. Children's self-reported HRQOL was assessed with the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. Parents completed a parallel proxy measure.

Results: Children reported significantly lower Psychosocial HRQOL compared to their Total HRQOL, driven largely by low School HRQOL scores. Compared to other paediatric populations, children with TBI reported lower or equivalent HRQOL. Compared with children's self-reports, parents reported even lower HRQOL for their children across primary domains, with fair-to-moderate convergence between informants.

Conclusions: Results provide preliminary evidence that children who have suffered moderate–severe TBI experience relatively poor HRQOL, particularly in the School domain. Limited convergence between informants suggests that children and parents perceive HRQOL differently, with parents reporting lower HRQOL.

Objetivo: Investigar la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (HRQOL) en una muestra de niños de múltiples etnicidades con traumatismo cráneo-encefálico.

Métodos: Veinte niños con TBI moderado a severo y sus padres fueron reclutados de una clínica de TBI en un hospital de rehabilitación pediátrica. La HRQOL reportada por los pacientes fue valorada con el Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. Los padres realizaron una medida paralela por poder.

Resultados: Los niños reportaron una HRQOL psicosocial más baja en comparación con su HRQOL total, debido en gran parte por las bajas calificaciones en escuela del HRQOL. Comparado con otras poblaciones pediátricas, los niños con TBI reportaron una semejante ó menor HRQOL. Comparando los reportes de los niños, los padres reportaron una menor HRQOL en las principales dominios, con una convergencia entre reportantes de regular a moderada.

Conclusiones: Los resultados aportan evidencia preliminar que los niños que han sufrido TBI moderado a severo tienen una HRQOL relativamente pobre, especialmente en el dominio escuela. La reducida congruencia entre reportantes sugiere que tanto los niños y padres perciben la HRQOL de diferente manera, con los padres reportando una menor HRQOL.

Palabras clave: niños, adolescentes, traumatismo cráneo-encefálico, calidad de vida relacionada con la salud

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