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27-05-2017

Measurement of quality of life and attitudes towards illness in children and young people with chronic kidney disease

Auteurs: Jennifer Heath, Paul Norman, Martin Christian, Alan Watson

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 9/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) can place restrictions upon biopsychosocial development in children; consequently, assessment of self-reported quality of life (QoL) is important in patient evaluations. This research aimed to evaluate a generic and renal-specific self-report QoL scale, assess children’s attitudes towards living with CKD and propose an appropriate tool for future individual clinical use or departmental audit.

Methods

Seventy-one children (41 male, 30 female; mean age = 13.60 years, range = 6.00–18.96) with CKD completed the Generic Children’s QoL Measure (GCQ), PedsQL 3.0 End Stage Renal Disease Module (PedsQL) and Child Attitude Toward Illness Scale (CATIS). Descriptive and cross-sectional analyses were performed, along with an examination of associations between scores on each measure.

Results

The mean GCQ score for patients was comparable with normative data (p = 0.27). Generic QoL, disease-specific QoL and attitudes towards CKD did not vary by CKD stage, age, time since diagnosis or duration of current treatment. Gender was not associated with QoL, although males had more negative CATIS scores than females (p < 0.05). Pre-emptive transplant patients had more positive GCQ and PedsQL scores (p < 0.05 for each), but there was no relationship between treatment and CATIS scores. Scores on all scales were moderately correlated (r = 0.35–0.59), suggesting that clinicians may choose the most appropriate measure for assessment of psychological/psychosocial functioning based on clinical judgement.

Conclusions

This study further confirmed that using child self-reported QoL measures is possible and may help psychosocial teams to individualise work. The GCQ is simple and convenient, and could be used as an annual screening tool to facilitate discussion of QoL with children and young people. Further work is necessary before such things as cut-off scores can be recommended.
Voetnoten
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The National Service Framework for Renal Services classification divides CKD into five stages defined by glomerular filtration rate. State 5 is also known as End-Stage Renal Disease (National Institute for Clinical Excellence, 2008).
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Measurement of quality of life and attitudes towards illness in children and young people with chronic kidney disease
Auteurs
Jennifer Heath
Paul Norman
Martin Christian
Alan Watson
Publicatiedatum
27-05-2017
Uitgeverij
Springer International Publishing
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 9/2017
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-017-1605-6