Distinct developmental trajectories of health-related quality of life for boys and girls throughout childhood and adolescence; a national level longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To identify and describe distinct developmental trajectories of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a national level Australian population sample, overall and separately for boys and girls.

Methods

Data were from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). Participants were children aged 4-5 years recruited in 2004 and followed through to age 16-17 years in 2016, and their caregivers. Group-based trajectory modelling was used to identify groups of children that follow qualitatively distinct developmental trajectories of HRQoL.

Results

Three distinct trajectories were identified for the total sample: (1) high-stable (52.2% of children); (2) middle-stable (38.0%); and (3) low-declining (9.8%). These trajectories differed for boys, who saw incr

SUBMITTER: O'Loughlin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10394779 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature