Health-related quality of life outcome measures for children surviving critical care: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Health-related quality of life (HRQL) has been identified as one of the core outcomes most important to assess following pediatric critical care, yet there are no data on the use of HRQL in pediatric critical care research. We aimed to determine the HRQL instruments most commonly used to assess children surviving critical care and describe study methodology, patient populations, and instrument characteristics to identify areas of deficiency and guide investigators conducting HRQL research.

Methods

We queried PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and the Cochrane Registry for studies evaluating pediatric critical care survivors published 1970-2017. We used dual review for article selection and data extraction.

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SUBMITTER: Killien EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9116894 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature