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Published in: Quality of Life Research 9/2010

Open Access 01-11-2010

Health- and oral health-related quality of life among preschool children with cerebral palsy

Authors: Rennan Y. Du, Colman McGrath, Cynthia K. Y. Yiu, Nigel M. King

Published in: Quality of Life Research | Issue 9/2010

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Abstract

Objectives

To assess the health- and oral health-related quality of life of preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to determine their inter-relationship between the two quality of life measures.

Methods

A total of 144 preschool children with and without CP were invited to participate in the case–control study. Health-related quality of life was assessed by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Version 4.0 (PedsQL™ 4.0) and oral health-related quality of life by the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS). Differences in PedsQL™ 4.0 and ECOHIS scores were determined between the groups, and correlation between PedsQL and ECOHIS were explored.

Results

Significant differences in overall scores of PedsQL™ 4.0 (P < 0.001) and in overall scores of ECOHIS (P < 0.05) were apparent between the two groups. In terms of health- and oral health-related quality of life, preschool children with CP fared worse than the age–gender-matched control group. There was a positive albeit weak correlation (r = 0.203, P < 0.05) between PedsQL™ 4.0 and ECOHIS scores.

Conclusions

Differences in health- and oral health-related quality of life exist among preschool children with CP. Correlation between health- and oral health-related quality of life could at best be described as weak.
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Metadata
Title
Health- and oral health-related quality of life among preschool children with cerebral palsy
Authors
Rennan Y. Du
Colman McGrath
Cynthia K. Y. Yiu
Nigel M. King
Publication date
01-11-2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Quality of Life Research / Issue 9/2010
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-010-9693-6

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