Correlation between child and parental perceptions of health-related quality of life in epilepsy using the PedsQL.v4.0 measurement model

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 275-282

  Haneef, Zulfi ^a,b   Grant, Mitzie L ^b,c   Valencia, Ignacio ^b,c   Hobdell, Elizabeth F ^c   Kothare, Sanjeev V ^c,d   Legido, Agustin ^b,c   Khurana, Divya ^b,c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood epilepsy; HRQOL; Paediatric epilepsy; PedsQL.v4.0; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARENT; PARENTAL AGE; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE VERSION 4 QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUSTODY; HEALTH STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PROXY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79952459530     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: 19506945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/epd.2010.0344     Document Type: Article

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