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

• Published in: Clinical and experimental pediatrics Vol. 56; no. 8; pp. 323 - 326
• Main Author: Cho, Min Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Clinical and Experimental Pediatics / Korean Pediatric Society 01.08.2013; The Korean Pediatric Society; Korean Pediatric Society; 대한소아청소년과학회
• Subjects: Child; Children & youth; Childrens health; Chronic illnesses; Emotional disorders; End-stage renal disease; Families & family life; Kidney diseases; Kidney transplants; Mental health; Mortality; Pain; Patients; Pediatrics; Peritoneal dialysis; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Review; Teenagers; 소아과학; End-stage renal disease; Child; Quality of life
• ISSN: 1738-1061; 2092-7258; 2713-4148
• DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2013.56.8.323

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.