Quality of Life in Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy: A Longitudinal Analysis of the SPARCLE Study.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: While most people with cerebral palsy (CP) will have a life expectancy similar to that of the general population, international research has primarily focused on childhood and adolescence; and knowledge about the quality of life (QoL) of young adults with CP, its trajectories, and associated factors remains scarce. Methods: This longitudinal study included young adults with CP living in five European regions and who had previously participated in the SPARCLE cohort as children and/or adolescents. Their QoL in the psychological well-being and social relationships domains was estimated using age-appropriate validated instruments (KIDSCREEN-52 in childhood/adolescence and WHOQOL-Bref in young adulthood). We used generalized linear mixed-effect models with random in

SUBMITTER: Vidart d'Egurbide Bagazgoitia N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8591289 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature