Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2012 Aug;37(7):798-807. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss051. Epub 2012 Mar 30.
To determine if caregiver report of the pediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQL) is responsive to changes in health-related quality of life (HRQL) associated with pain episodes in pediatric sickle cell disease (SCD).
81 caregivers of children ages 2-19 years with SCD completed the PedsQL as part of routine psychosocial screenings at 2 time points, ranging from 6 to 18 months apart. Frequency of SCD-related pain episodes between time points was assessed using medical chart review.
The frequency of pain episodes between time points was a significant predictor of decreases in physical, psychosocial, and total HRQL, even after controlling for time interval, demographic, and medical variables.
The caregiver report of the PedsQL appears to be a useful tool for capturing changes in HRQL over time associated with pain episodes in SCD.
确定照料者报告的儿科生活质量量表(PedsQL)是否能反映与小儿镰状细胞病(SCD)相关的疼痛发作的健康相关生活质量(HRQL)变化。
81 名年龄在 2 至 19 岁的 SCD 患儿的照料者在 2 个时间点完成了 PedsQL,时间间隔从 6 到 18 个月不等。通过病历回顾评估两次就诊之间 SCD 相关疼痛发作的频率。
即使控制了时间间隔、人口统计学和医学变量,两次就诊之间疼痛发作的频率仍是身体、心理社会和总体 HRQL 下降的显著预测因素。
照料者报告的 PedsQL 似乎是一种有用的工具,可用于随时间捕捉与 SCD 相关的疼痛发作相关的 HRQL 变化。