Three-year trajectories of global perceived quality of life for youth with chronic health conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Objectives of this longitudinal study were to examine 3-year trajectories of global perceived quality of life (QOL) for youth with chronic health conditions, as obtained from youth and parent reports, and to identify personal and environmental factors associated with the trajectory groups for each perspective.

Methods

Youth with various chronic conditions aged 11-17 years and one of their parents were recruited from eight children's treatment centers. Latent class growth analysis was used to investigate perceived QOL trajectories (separately for youth and parent perspectives) over a 3-year period (four data collection time points spaced 12 months apart). Multinomial logistic regression was employed to identify factors associated with these trajectories.

Results

SUBMITTER: McDougall J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5102979 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature