Measuring health-related quality of life for child maltreatment: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child maltreatment causes substantial morbidity and mortality in the U.S. Morbidity associated with child maltreatment can reduce health-related quality of life. Accurately measuring the reduction in quality of life associated with child maltreatment is essential to the economic evaluation of educational programs and interventions to reduce the incidence of child maltreatment. The objective of this study was to review the literature for existing approaches and instruments for measuring quality-of-life for child maltreatment outcomes.

Methods

We reviewed the current literature to identify current approaches to valuing child maltreatment outcomes for economic evaluations. We also reviewed available preference-based generic QOL instruments (EQ-5D, HUI, QWB, SF-6D) fo

SUBMITTER: Prosser LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1951964 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature