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Published on: June 20, 2020
Health-related quality of life in children with Down syndrome
Eugenia Fernández Scotto1, Alfredo Eymann1
1Service of Clinical Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
Introduction. The characteristics of patients with Down syndrome (DS) may affect their quality of life. The objective of this study was to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with DS. Population and methods. This was a cross-sectional study to assess the HRQoL with the PedsQL 4.0 questionnaire administered to patients with DS and healthy patients aged 2 to 4 years in 2020-2021 at a teaching hospital. Results. Each study group included 51 patients. The HRQoL score in children with DS was 82.1 compared to 88 (p = 0.003) in the population without DS. Psychosocial health was impacted the most (p = 0.007), especially in terms of social and school functioning (p = 0.0001). Conclusion. Children with DS aged 2 to 4 years were observed to have a lower HRQoL. The psychosocial health scale was affected the most, especially in terms of social and school functioning.
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