Health-related quality of life and mental health of adolescents with cerebral palsy in rural Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental health of adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) in rural Bangladesh.

Methods

Case-control study of adolescents with CP (10 to ≤18-years) and age and sex matched controls without disability. Primary caregivers were included for proxy report. HRQoL was measured with Bengali versions CP Quality of Life-Teens (CPQoL-Teens) and KIDSCREEN-27. Mental health was measured with Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).

Results

154 cases and 173 controls matched on age and sex participated (mean age 15.1 (1.6) and 14.9 (1.6) respectively; female n = 48, n = 55 respectively, p>0.05). CPQoL-Teens was administered to adolescents with CP only; mean outcomes ranged from 38.5 (27.4) to 71.5 (16.1) and 'feelings a

SUBMITTER: Power R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6561392 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature