Quality of life in chronic illness: Children, parents and paediatricians have different, but stable perceptions

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1118-1124

  Janse, A J ^a   Sinnema, G ^a   Uiterwaal, C S P M ^b   Kimpen, J L L ^a   Gemke, R J B J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronically ill children; Health utilities index; Perception; Proxy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC PATIENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PAIN; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH; VISION; WELLBEING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 63849293603     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00847.x     Document Type: Article

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