H. Karami, Bahareh Lashtoo Aghaee, Jamshid Yazdani Charati, Alame Abedi
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Objectives: Functional abdominal pain (FAP) is a debilitating disorder that has a high prevalence among children. The goal of this study is to evaluate patients’ and parents’ perceptions of health-related quality of life (QoL) for children with FAP. Methods: Between April 2018 and June 2019, a total of 200 children (including 100 with FAP and 100 healthy individuals) and 200 parents participated in this study. The participants completed a health-related QoL scale (pediatric quality of life inventory) that is scored on a scale from 0 (poor) to 100 (best). Children with FAP and their parents were compared to a control group consisting of healthy children. Results: Children with FAP had lower self-report QoL scores (46.97±17.43) compared to their healthy peers (78.69±13.02) and the difference was significant (P<0.05). Parents of children with FAP reported lower QoL scores compared to parents of the control group (45.56±14.19 vs 75.94±15.06, P<0.05) but it was similar to the scores for their children. Conclusions: The present study demonstrated that children with FAP and their parents experience a poor QoL compared to their healthy peers.
目的:功能性腹痛(FAP)是一种衰弱性疾病,在儿童中发病率很高。本研究的目的是评估患者和家长对FAP儿童健康相关生活质量(QoL)的看法。方法:2018年4月至2019年6月,共200名儿童(包括100名FAP患儿和100名健康个体)和200名家长参与了本研究。参与者完成了与健康相关的QoL量表(儿科生活质量量表),评分范围从0(差)到100(最好)。将患有FAP的儿童及其父母与由健康儿童组成的对照组进行比较。结果:FAP患儿自我报告生活质量得分(46.97±17.43)低于正常同龄人(78.69±13.02),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。FAP患儿家长的生活质量评分低于对照组家长(45.56±14.19 vs 75.94±15.06,P<0.05),但与对照组家长的生活质量评分相近。结论:本研究表明,与健康同龄人相比,FAP患儿及其父母的生活质量较差。