Health-related quality of life assessment in Indonesian childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most studies on Health-related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in children with cancer were conducted in developed countries. The aims of this study were to assess the HRQOL in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients in Indonesia and to assess the influence of demographic and medical characteristics on HRQOL.

Methods

After cultural linguistic validation, a cross-sectional study of HRQOL was conducted with childhood ALL patients and their guardians in various phases of treatment using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scale and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 3.0 Cancer Module.

Results

Ninety-eight guardians and 55 patients participated. The internal consistency of both scales ranged from 0.57 to 0.92. H

SUBMITTER: Sitaresmi MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2613134 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature