Psychological and Quality of Life Outcomes in Pediatric Populations: A Parent-Child Perspective

• Author(s): Moreira, Helena ; Carona, Carlos ; Silva, Neuza ; Frontini, Roberta ; Bullinger, Monika ; Canavarro, Maria Cristina
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/47314
• Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Child; Chronic Disease; Epilepsy; Female; Obesity; Parents; Quality of Life; Regression Analysis; Stress, Psychological; Surveys and Questionnaires; Parent-Child Relations
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

To compare the levels of quality of life (QoL) and psychological adjustment of children with different chronic health conditions with healthy children; to compare the QoL of parents of children with a chronic condition with parents of healthy children; and to examine the role of parents' QoL and children's psychological adjustment (ie, internalizing/externalizing problems) on children's QoL.