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Varni,. J.W., Limbers, C.A. and Burwinkle, T.M. (2007) Impaired health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic conditions: A comparative analysis of 10 disease clusters and 33 disease categories/severities utilizing the PedsQL^TM 4.0 Generic Core Scales. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 5, 1-15
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• TITLE: Health related quality of life in paediatric chronic health conditions: A comparative study among children and adolescents in Jordan

  AUTHORS: Diana H. Arabiat, Mohammed A. Al Jabery

  KEYWORDS: Quality of Life; Chronic Illnesses; Children; Adolescents; Jordan

  JOURNAL NAME: Health, Vol.5 No.11B, November 27, 2013

  ABSTRACT: The major aim of the current study is to understand health related quality of life (HRQoL) domains from children’s own perspective. Specifically, we aim to determine the HRQoL in childhood chronic illnesses and to compare scores with healthy children. A cross-sectional study design with a total of 149 chronically ill children and 162 healthy participants was consecutively enrolled in this study. The Arabic-PedsQLTM-Version 0.4 Scales were used to assess HRQoL in both groups. Results showed that the chronically ill children reported more problems with physical, emotional and school functioning (all significant at p