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Quality of Life of Children with Congenital Heart Diseases: A Multicenter Controlled Cross-Sectional Study

Authors: P. Amedro, R. Dorka, S. Moniotte, S. Guillaumont, A. Fraisse, B. Kreitmann, B. Borm, H. Bertet, C. Barrea, C. Ovaert, T. Sluysmans, G. De La Villeon, M. Vincenti, M. Voisin, P. Auquier, M. C. Picot

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 8/2015

Abstract

To assess the health-related quality of life (QoL) in children with congenital heart diseases (CHD) with a validated questionnaire in comparison with control children. We prospectively recruited 282 children with CHD aged from 8 to 18 years in two tertiary care centers (France and Belgium) and 180 same-age controls in randomly selected French schools. Children’s QoL was self-reported with the KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire and reported by parents with the KIDSCREEN-27. QoL scores of each dimension were compared between CHD and controls and between the classes of disease severity. Both centers were comparable for most demographic and clinical data. Age- and gender-adjusted self-reported QoL scores were lower in CHD children than in controls for physical well-being (mean ± SEM 45.97 ± 0.57 vs 50.16 ± 0.71, p < 0.0001), financial resources (45.72 ± 0.70 vs 48.85 ± 0.87, p = 0.01), peers/social support (48.01 ± 0.72 vs 51.02 ± 0.88, p = 0.01), and autonomy in the multivariate analysis (47.63 ± 0.69 vs 49.28 ± 0.85, p = 0.04). Parents-reported scores were lower in CHD children for physical (p < 0.0001), psychological well-being (p = 0.04), peers/social support (p < 0.0001), and school environment (p < 0.0001) dimensions. Similarly, the disease severity had an impact on physical well-being (p < 0.001), financial resources (p = 0.05), and peers/social support (p = 0.01) for self-reported dimensions, and on physical well-being (p < 0.001), psychological well-being (p < 0.01), peers/social support (p < 0.001), and school environment (p < 0.001) for parents-reported dimensions. However, in multivariate analysis on self-reported QoL, disease severity was significantly associated with the self-perception dimension only. Self-reported QoL of CHD children was similar to that of same-age healthy children in seven of 10 dimensions, but parents-reported QoL was impaired in four of five dimensions.

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Title: Quality of Life of Children with Congenital Heart Diseases: A Multicenter Controlled Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: P. Amedro
R. Dorka
S. Moniotte
S. Guillaumont
A. Fraisse
B. Kreitmann
B. Borm
H. Bertet
C. Barrea
C. Ovaert
T. Sluysmans
G. De La Villeon
M. Vincenti
M. Voisin
P. Auquier
M. C. Picot
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 8/2015
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-015-1201-x

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