Department of Psychiatry, General Hospital Sombor, Apatinski put 38, 25000, Sombor, Serbia.
Qual Life Res. 2013 Mar;22(2):333-7. doi: 10.1007/s11136-012-0158-y. Epub 2012 Mar 23.
To evaluate how levels of anxiety, depressive and behavioral symptoms influence self-perceived quality of life (QOL) in general population of children and adolescents.
A total of 237 children and adolescents aged 8-18 years participated in the study. The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders Questionnaire (SCARED), Short Mood and Feeling Questionnaire (SMFQ) and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) were used to assess levels of anxiety, depressive and behavioral symptoms, respectively. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) was used for QOL assessments. In a regression model, the PedsQL score was the dependent variable, while anxiety, depressive and behavioral symptoms were the QOL predictors.
In children, the SCARED and SMFQ scores together with age and gender explained 30 % of the variance in the PedsQL scores (F = 12.31, p < 0.001), while in adolescents, the same set of variables was responsible for 36 % of the variance (F = 15.77, p < 0.001). The SCARED was a more significant predictor than the SMFQ. The SDQ scores did not emerge as the PedsQL predictors.
Levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms, but not behavioral ones, significantly affect self-reported QOL in general population of children and adolescents.
评估焦虑、抑郁和行为症状的严重程度对儿童和青少年普通人群的自我感知生活质量（QOL）的影响。
共有 237 名 8-18 岁的儿童和青少年参与了研究。使用儿童焦虑相关情绪障碍筛查问卷（SCARED）、短情绪和感觉问卷（SMFQ）和长处和困难问卷（SDQ）分别评估焦虑、抑郁和行为症状的水平。使用儿科生活质量问卷（PedsQL）评估 QOL。在回归模型中，PedsQL 评分是因变量，而焦虑、抑郁和行为症状是 QOL 的预测因子。
在儿童中，SCARED 和 SMFQ 评分以及年龄和性别共同解释了 PedsQL 评分的 30%的差异（F = 12.31，p < 0.001），而在青少年中，同样的一组变量解释了 36%的差异（F = 15.77，p < 0.001）。SCARED 是比 SMFQ 更重要的预测因子。SDQ 评分不是 PedsQL 的预测因子。
焦虑和抑郁症状的严重程度，但不是行为症状，显著影响儿童和青少年普通人群的自我报告 QOL。
