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Review
. 2013 Aug;56(8):323-6.
doi: 10.3345/kjp.2013.56.8.323. Epub 2013 Aug 27.

Clinical approach to quality of life in children with end-stage renal disease

Min Hyun Cho  1
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Review

Clinical approach to quality of life in children with end-stage renal disease

Min Hyun Cho. Korean J Pediatr. 2013 Aug.

Abstract

Quality of life in addition to various medical problems in children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) should be objectively assessed to accomplish normal growth and development during childhood. However, unfortunately, studies of quality of life (QoL) in children with ESRD have been not popular yet and there are only fewer suitable assessment tools compared with adults. Recently, disease-specific modules to evaluate QoL in children with chronic disease such as ESRD have been developed. This review was made to introduce these QoL instruments for children and help the clinical application of them.

Keywords: Child; End-stage renal disease; Quality of life.

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No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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Five domains in a conceptual definition of quality of life (QoL),.
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