Defining health-related quality of life for young wheelchair users: A qualitative health economics study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wheelchairs for children with impaired mobility provide health, developmental and psychosocial benefits, however there is limited understanding of how mobility aids affect the health-related quality of life of children with impaired mobility. Preference-based health-related quality of life outcome measures are used to calculate quality-adjusted life years; an important concept in health economics. The aim of this research was to understand how young wheelchair users and their parents define health-related quality of life in relation to mobility impairment and wheelchair use.

Methods

The sampling frame was children with impaired mobility (≤18 years) who use a wheelchair and their parents. Data were collected through semi-structured face-to-face interviews conducted

SUBMITTER: Bray N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5472290 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature