OBJECTIVES To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Brazilian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL 4.0) Generic Core Scales and measure the quality of life of healthy children and adolescents and patients with rheumatic diseases. METHODS We followed the translation methodology proposed by the developer of the original English version of the PedsQL 4.0. The instrum...

The objective of this study was to investigate associations between social desirability response bias and self-report of pain, disability, and psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms) in a sample of children presenting to a multidisciplinary pediatric chronic pain clinic. A retrospective review was conducted on 414 consecutive clinic patients, ages 12-17 years, with ch...

OBJECTIVES: To describe functional and skeletal muscle changes observed during pediatric critical illness recovery their association with health-related quality of life. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Single multidisciplinary PICU. PATIENTS: Children greater than or equal to 1 organ dysfunction, expected PICU stay 48 hours, survival discharge, without progressive neuromuscular disea...

BACKGROUND The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) is widely used instrument to measure pediatric health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for children aged 2 to 18 years. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the feasibility, reliability and validity of the Chinese mandarin version of the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and 3.0 Cancer Module in a group of Chinese children w...

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 ...

Abstract Aims: This study investigated environmental and personal factors that explain functional skills caregiver assistance in young infants/toddlers. Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted involving seventy-four children with typical development between 6 18 months of age. Functioning were evaluated using the Pediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory, home environment Affordances Home Envi...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness virtual reality training on balance and functionality in children with Cerebral Palsy.
 Methods: Children spastic Palsy were randomly divided into group (27 children, mean age: 9.2 years) control (25 9.4 years). received using XBox One Kinect gaming system conventional physiotherapy for eight weeks. Pediatric Balance Scale...