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Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1/2013

Open Access 01-12-2013 | Research

Promising insights into the health related quality of life for children with severe obesity

Authors: David T Selewski, David N Collier, Jackie MacHardy, Heather E Gross, Edward M Pickens, Alan W Cooper, Selam Bullock, Marian F Earls, Keeley J Pratt, Kelli Scanlon, Jonathan D McNeill, Kassandra L Messer, Yee Lu, David Thissen, Darren A DeWalt, Debbie S Gipson

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Background

Childhood obesity is a growing health concern known to adversely affect quality of life in children and adolescents. The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pediatric measures were developed to capture child self-reports across a variety of health conditions experienced by children and adolescents. The purpose of this study is to begin the process of validation of the PROMIS pediatric measures in children and adolescents affected by obesity.

Methods

The pediatric PROMIS instruments were administered to 138 children and adolescents in a cross-sectional study of patient reported outcomes in children aged 8–17 years with age-adjusted body mass index (BMI) greater than the 85th percentile in a design to establish known-group validity. The children completed the depressive symptoms, anxiety, anger, peer relationships, pain interference, fatigue, upper extremity, and mobility PROMIS domains utilizing a computer interface. PROMIS domains and individual items were administered in random order and included a total of 95 items. Patient responses were compared between patients with BMI 85 to < 99th percentile versus ≥ 99th percentile.

Results

136 participants were recruited and had all necessary clinical data for analysis. Of the 136 participants, 5% ended the survey early resulting in missing domain scores at the end of survey administration. In multivariate analysis, patients with BMI ≥ 99th percentile had worse scores for depressive symptoms, anger, fatigue, and mobility (p < 0.05). Parent-reported exercise was associated with better scores for depressive symptoms, anxiety, and fatigue (p < 0.05).

Conclusions

Children and adolescents ranging from overweight to severely obese can complete multiple PROMIS pediatric measures using a computer interface in the outpatient setting. In the 5% with missing domain scores, the missing scores were consistently found in the domains administered last, suggesting the length of the assessment is important. The differences in domain scores found in this study are consistent with previous reports investigating the quality of life in children and adolescents with obesity. We show that the PROMIS instrument represents a feasible and potentially valuable instrument for the future study of the effect of pediatric obesity on quality of life.
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Metadata
Title
Promising insights into the health related quality of life for children with severe obesity
Authors
David T Selewski
David N Collier
Jackie MacHardy
Heather E Gross
Edward M Pickens
Alan W Cooper
Selam Bullock
Marian F Earls
Keeley J Pratt
Kelli Scanlon
Jonathan D McNeill
Kassandra L Messer
Yee Lu
David Thissen
Darren A DeWalt
Debbie S Gipson
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-11-29

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