The Impact of Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease on Patient Quality of Life

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 175; pp. 123 - 129
• Main Authors: Bradley-Hewitt, Tyler, MD, Dantin, Andrea, BS, Ploutz, Michelle, MD, Aliku, Twalib, MD, Lwabi, Peter, MD, Sable, Craig, MD, Beaton, Andrea, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Early Diagnosis; Echocardiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Status Indicators; health-related quality of life; Humans; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Patient Outcome Assessment; Pediatrics; Quality of Life; rheumatic heart disease; Rheumatic Heart Disease - diagnostic imaging; Schools; Self Report; Uganda; Pediatric Quality of Life; Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Version 4.0; rheumatic heart disease; HRQOL; health-related quality of life; quality of life; PedsQL; PedsQL TM4.0; QOL; RHD; PedsQLTM4.0

Objective To assess the impact of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) on child-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the context of a Ugandan school-based echocardiographic screening program. Echocardiography-based screening has emerged as a tool for the early detection of RHD, but little is...