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Review
. 2003 Sep;15(5):602-12.
doi: 10.1097/00002281-200309000-00014.

Health-related quality of life in children with rheumatic diseases

Hermine I Brunner  1 , Edward H Giannini
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Review

Health-related quality of life in children with rheumatic diseases

Hermine I Brunner et al. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2003 Sep.

Abstract

Purpose of review: The effects of therapies on the physical function and health-related quality of life of patients are increasingly considered when treatment decisions are made. For the interpretation of the values of the physical function and health-related quality of life measures, their measurement properties have to be studied.

Recent findings: Recent advantages include the determination of the minimal clinically important difference of Child Health Assessment Questionnaire, the cross-cultural adaptation of the Child Health Assessment Questionnaire and the Child Health Questionnaire, as well as the development of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory.

Summary: Despite important advantages in the measurement of physical function and health-related quality of life, additional refinements and validation of the current scales are necessary prior to their use as primary outcome measures for medical treatments.

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