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Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Relationship to Neurological Outcome in Child Survivors of Stroke

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Sharon Friefeld ,
Ophelia Yeboah ,
Janalynn E. Jones  and
Gabrielle deVeber
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Abstract

Background: Ischemic stroke during infancy and childhood has the potential to result in neurological impairments and affect a child's ability to function at home, school, and play. There are limited data on the effect of ischemic stroke on quality of life (QOL) of child survivors of ischemic stroke.

Objective: To examine parent and child perspectives on QOL and examine factors that correlate with reduced QOL for child survivors of stroke.

Methods: A prospective single-center cohort design was used. Participants included children 2–18 years of age surviving ischemic stroke. The Pediatric Quality of Life 4.0 Generic Inventory Scale (PedsQL) parent proxy -report (2–18 years of age) and child self-report (5–18 years of age) were completed by participants. Scores were compared with standardized normative data of healthy children and those with chronic medical conditions. Neurological deficits were measured with the Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure, a standardized evaluation for children. The relationships between stroke type, neurological deficit, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) were examined.

Results: We assessed the QOL in 84 children with arterial ischemic stroke and 16 with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis at a mean age of 8.4 (4.12) years; 4.4 (2.93) years after their stroke. Results showed that both the parent-proxy and child self-report HRQOL scores were significantly reduced (P<.01) compared with normative data of healthy children. Of greatest concern for both parents and children was the effect of stroke on school, followed by its impact on emotional and social functions. In contrast to other studies, scores in physical domain were better than those in the psychosocial domain. Multivariate analysis showed that of neurological deficits after stroke was a significant predictor of poor HRQOL (P<. 05). The children with poor neurological recovery had the lowest mean PedsQL scores and their QOL was significantly poorer compared with normative data of children with chronic health, conditions (ie, diabetes, cancer).

Conclusion: The PedsQL appears to be a promising assessment tool of HRQOL for children following stroke. Both parent and child perspectives should be included because of the potential for there to be significant differences in perspectives. Although severity of neurological outcome is a significant predictor of reduced HRQOL, it accounted for a small proportion of variance in QOL scores. Further research is required to delineate other factors that are significant predictors of outcome.

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Original Research
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CNS Spectrums , Volume 9 , Issue 6 , June 2004 , pp. 465 - 475
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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