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Comparative Study
. 2020 Jul 25;18(1):250.
doi: 10.1186/s12955-020-01494-x.

Health-related quality of life using specific and generic questionnaires in Spanish coeliac children

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Comparative Study

Health-related quality of life using specific and generic questionnaires in Spanish coeliac children

Josefa Barrio et al. Health Qual Life Outcomes. .

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Abstract

Background: We aimed to compare the perception of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and related factors in Spanish coeliac children and their parents, using two questionnaires, the generic KIDSCREEN-52 and the specific the Celiac Disease DUX (CDDUX), and to assess the correlation between them.

Methods: Coeliac children, aged 8-18, who are members of the Madrid Coeliac Association (MCA) and their parents, answered the Spanish version of the CDDUX and KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaires via e-mail. CDDUX was answered by 266 children and 428 parents and KIDSCREEN-52 by 255 children and 387 parents. Linear regression models were fitted to evaluate the association of demographic and clinical factors with HRQOL scores. CDDUX scores were compared with the subjective perception of health status assessed by the first question of KIDSCREEN-52. The correlation between the questionnaires was analysed.

Results: We found that the main factors that negatively affected HRQOL were having social or economic difficulties associated with following the diet and having transgression-related symptoms. The maximum correlation between the questionnaires was 0.309 and - 0.254 in parents and children respectively.

Conclusions: Although there is a poor correlation between the two questionnaires, both agreed that the main concerns of the respondents were related to the social and economic difficulties of following the diet. It would be interesting to use both types of questionnaires in order to perform a more complete assessment of HRQOL in coeliac children.

Trial registration: Not applicable.

Keywords: Coeliac disease; Correlation; Health outcomes; Quality of life; Questionnaires.

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

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Flowchart with the selection of the population included in the study

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