Caregiver-Reported Quality of Life in Youth with Down Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe caregiver-reported quality of life (QOL) in youth with Down syndrome (DS) and to examine the role of obesity on QOL.

Study design

Caregivers of youth with and without DS aged 10 through 20 years completed questionnaires examining QOL (Pediatric Quality of Life Questionnaire) and weight-related QOL (Impact of Weight on Quality of Life - Kids). Age- and sex-specific z scores were generated for body mass index. Obesity was defined as a body mass index ≥95th percentile for age and sex.

Results

Caregiver-reported Total QOL, Physical Health, and Psychosocial Health summary scores were all lower in the DS group compared with the non-DS controls (P < .001). Social and School Functioning were also lower (P < .001), but Emotional Functioning did not diffe

SUBMITTER: Xanthopoulos MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5614822 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature