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Quality of life in caregivers of young children with Prader–Willi syndrome

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Background

This study aimed to measure quality of life (QOL) in primary caregivers of young childrenwith Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS).

Methods

The caregivers of 32 children aged from 6.1 to 71.2 months completed the Chinese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). We also evaluated the social adaption capacity of these children with Infants-Junior Middle School Students’ Social-Life Abilities Scale. Correlation test was used to explore the related factors to caregivers’ QOL.

Results

Caregivers of young children with PWS had significantly lower QOL. The correlation analyses revealed that caregivers' QOL was lower in children with young age, combined diseases or symptoms or poor social adaption, or caregivers having concerns about the child.

Conclusions

Rearing a chilld with PWS may lead to decreased QOL. Psychological status of caregivers should be highlighted and social support should be given to families with PWS children.

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Funding

This work was partly supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81371215&81670786), Zhejiang Provincial Program for the Cultivation of High-Level Innovative Health Talents, and Medical Health Science and Technology Project of Health Commission of Zhejiang Province (No. 2019RC239).

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

    Shu-Jiong Mao, Jian Shen & Fang Xu

  2. Department of Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 3333 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, 310052, China

    Chao-Chun Zou

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SM and CZ are the principle investigators of this manuscript. JS and FX conducted the data collection and analysis. This manuscript was drafted by SM, and critically revised by CZ. All authors have approved submission of the manuscript.

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Correspondence to Chao-Chun Zou.

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Mao, SJ., Shen, J., Xu, F. et al. Quality of life in caregivers of young children with Prader–Willi syndrome. World J Pediatr 15, 506–510 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12519-019-00311-w

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