Health-related quality of life in 4-to-6-year-old children with type 1 diabetes mellitus estimated by children and their mothers.

ABSTRACT: Administration of pediatric Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) inventories frequently assesses both the child and parent perspectives in young children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), but parent-proxy and child self-reports may differ, and little is known on these discrepancies. The aim is to evaluate HRQoL estimated by young children with T1DM and by their mothers, potential discrepancies in the children-maternal estimates and the factors influencing these discrepancies. Thirty-five 4-to-6-year-old children (19 boys) with T1DM admitted to the Pediatric Endocrinology Department were approached with the self-report KINDL questionnaire for children aged 4-6 years (Kiddy-KINDL for children). Their mothers were approached with the parental version (Kiddy-KINDL for parents). Both vers

SUBMITTER: Nikitina IL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8380516 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature