TY - JOUR
T1 - Monitoring health related quality of life in adolescents with diabetes
T2 - A review of measures
AU - De Wit, M.
AU - Delemarre-van De Waal, H. A.
AU - Pouwer, F.
AU - Gemke, R. J.B.J.
AU - Snoek, F. J.
PY - 2007/5/1
Y1 - 2007/5/1
N2 - Particularly in chronic conditions, monitoring health related quality of life (HRQoL) of adolescents in clinical practice is increasingly advocated. We set out to identify and review the clinical utility of available generic and diabetes specific HRQoL questionnaires suitable for use in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Four generic and five diabetes specific questionnaires were identified and evaluated. The responsiveness of most instruments warrants further research and standardisation of HRQoL measurement should be sought to facilitate comparisons across centres and countries. The PedsQL and the KINDL-R appear, at this time, to be the most suitable instruments.
AB - Particularly in chronic conditions, monitoring health related quality of life (HRQoL) of adolescents in clinical practice is increasingly advocated. We set out to identify and review the clinical utility of available generic and diabetes specific HRQoL questionnaires suitable for use in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Four generic and five diabetes specific questionnaires were identified and evaluated. The responsiveness of most instruments warrants further research and standardisation of HRQoL measurement should be sought to facilitate comparisons across centres and countries. The PedsQL and the KINDL-R appear, at this time, to be the most suitable instruments.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2006.102236
DO - https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2006.102236
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17449526
SN - 0003-9888
VL - 92
SP - 434
EP - 439
JO - Archives of disease in childhood
JF - Archives of disease in childhood
IS - 5
ER -