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Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research 6/2010

01-08-2010

Health-related quality of life of “left-behind children”: a cross-sectional survey in rural China

Auteurs: Zhaobao Jia, Lizheng Shi, Yang Cao, James Delancey, Wenhua Tian

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 6/2010

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Abstract

Purpose

To estimate the prevalence of children in rural China without constant parental guardians (i.e., “left-behind”), to examine whether left-behind children were associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than their counterparts (“non-left-behind”) .

Methods

A stratified two-stage cluster survey was conducted among 640 children aged between 8 and 14 in a county of Shandong province. HRQOL was assessed in 606 participants using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL).

Results

The estimated prevalence of left-behind children in the area was estimated at 53.5% (324/606). The mean PedsQL total scores were lower in the left-behind children than the non-left-behind (84.1 vs. 88.4; P < 0.01), as were psychosocial summary, emotional functioning, social functioning and school performance scores, while mean physical subscale scores did not differ significantly (85.4 vs. 86.2; P = 0.31). As age, education level and economic status increased, HRQOL of the children was significantly improved.

Conclusions

Left-behind children report poorer HRQOL than non-left-behind children due to psychosocial dysfunction. An assessment of such problems is essential to estimate the need of rural children, for the identification of those at particular risk for lower quality of life, and for planning and implementation of appropriate health interventions.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Health-related quality of life of “left-behind children”: a cross-sectional survey in rural China
Auteurs
Zhaobao Jia
Lizheng Shi
Yang Cao
James Delancey
Wenhua Tian
Publicatiedatum
01-08-2010
Uitgeverij
Springer Netherlands
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-010-9638-0

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