Respiratory morbidity in preschool and school-age children born very preterm and its association with parents' health-related quality of life and family functioning.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence and severity of respiratory symptoms in children born very preterm and to assess their association with parents' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and family functioning. We conducted a cross-sectional study and recruited children born less than 32 weeks' gestation between January 2006 and December 2019, in the greater Zurich area, Switzerland. Between May and December 2021, parents were invited to complete an online survey for their preterm child and for a control term born (≥ 37 weeks' gestation) sibling aged 1 to 18 years. We used a validated questionnaire to assess respiratory symptoms and the Pediatrics Quality of Life Family Impact Module (PedsQL FIM) to assess parents' HRQoL and family functioning. The survey was completed

SUBMITTER: Peralta GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9817445 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature