BACKGROUND Methotrexate (MTX), commonly used in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), frequently has to be discontinued due to intolerance with anticipatory and associative gastrointestinal adverse effects. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychological method where dysfunctional experiences and memories are reprocessed by recall combined with bilateral eye movements. Th...

AIM The aim of this study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following a stationary cycling intervention in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD This was a phase I multisite randomized controlled trial with single blinding. HRQOL was evaluated using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory SF15 (PedsQL; children) and Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI; ...

OBJECTIVE To compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL), activities of daily living (ADL), and parenting stress between children with brain tumors and those of normal control (NC). METHODS Participants were 31 brain tumor patients who had received chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation after surgical resection and 125 NC subjects. We administered the Ped...

OBJECTIVE To study the quality of life, health satisfaction and family impact on caregivers of children with developmental delays in Taiwan. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS The caregivers of children with diagnoses of developmental delays recruited from a teaching hospital in northern Taiwan. METHODS The main caregivers of 48 male and 22 female children with developmental delays we...

The aim of the study is to determine the reliability and validity of the Greek version of the Food Allergy Quality of life Questionnaire-Child Form (FAQLQ-CF). After linguistic validation, the Greek FAQLQ-CF, Food Allergy Independent Measure (FAIM) and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™) were used by a physician to interview children diagnosed with food allergy and aged 8-12 via telep...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in Kuwait using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scale and PedsQL 3.0 Diabetes Module, and to identify the risk factors associated with unsatisfactory QoL and their effects on metabolic control. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 436 patients ...

BACKGROUND The use of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measurements has been increased progressively in health surveys. These measurements document the functional and psychosocial outcomes of health conditions and complement clinical indicators to provide a comprehensive description of individuals and populations' health. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) is a promising ins...

Objective: To assess the self-efficacy level and health-related quality of life in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) patients. Material Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between January-April 2022 at Hacettepe University Department Pediatric Neurology using The Rating Chronic Illness Self-Efficacy (PRCISE) Scale Quality Life Inventory (PedsQL). Results: Twenty-nine POMS pat...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES To adapt the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL(TM)) (General Module and Cardiac Module, 3.0 version) into Spanish. METHODS Forward and back translation methodology. Cognitive interviewing was used to check the pre-test version. Psychometric properties were computed for the PedsQL(TM) Cardiac Module Scales. Cross-informant variance between children and par...

The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 is a questionnaire that evaluates the health related quality of life of children and adolescents, considering different aspects of their development, including the physical, emotional, social and educational. We verified the impact of demographic, social, and economic factors, as well as the family situation, on the health related quality of ...