Health-related quality of life 6 months after pediatric intensive care unit admission for bronchiolitis: a prospective single-center cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) after Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) admission is considered a valuable outcome measure. Yet, data on HRQoL after PICU admission are scarce and often collected in heterogeneous patient groups. The current study aimed to evaluate HRQoL in children with bronchiolitis 6 months after PICU admission, which represents a homogenous patient group. This study was conducted at the Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. Children admitted to the PICU between November 2019 and April 2020 were eligible. HRQoL was assessed with the "TNO-AZL Preschool children Quality of Life" (TAPQOL) questionnaire and compared to Dutch normative data. Lower scores represent worse HRQoL. HRQoL was assessed in 34 children (response rate 81%), mean age at assessme

SUBMITTER: van Dijk T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9660186 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature