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- Title
The effect of paediatric syncope on health-related quality of life.
- Authors
Anderson, Jeffrey B.; Czosek, Richard J.; Knilans, Timothy K.; Marino, Bradley S.
- Abstract
BackgroundSyncope is common in children and adolescents and most commonly represents neurocardiogenic syncope. No information has been reported regarding the effect of syncope on health-related quality of life in children.MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of patients seen in the Heart Institute Syncope Clinic at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center between July, 2009 and June, 2010. Health-related quality of life was assessed using the PedsQL™ tool. PedsQL™ scores were compared with both healthy historical controls and historical controls with chronic illnesses.ResultsA total of 106 patients were included for analysis. In all, 90% were Caucasian and 63% were girls. The median age was 15.1 years (8.2–21.6). Compared with healthy controls, patients had lower PedsQL™ scores: Total score (75.2 versus 83.8, p < 0.0001); Physical Health Summary (78.8 versus 87.5, p < 0.0001); Psychosocial Health Summary (73.9 versus 81.9, p < 0.001), Emotional Functioning (68.9 versus 79.3, p < 0.001); and School Functioning (66.4 versus 81.1, p < 0.001). No difference was seen in Social Functioning (86.2 versus 85.2, p = 0.81). Patients also had lower PedsQL™ Total scores than patients with diabetes mellitus (p < 0.0001) and similar scores to patients with asthma, end-stage renal disease, obesity, and structural heart disease.ConclusionChildren with syncope, although typically benign in aetiology, can have low health-related quality of life.
- Subjects
CINCINNATI (Ohio); OHIO; SYNCOPE; QUALITY of life; CHILDREN'S hospitals; CHILDREN'S health; CAUCASIAN race
- Publication
Cardiology in the Young, 2012, Vol 22, Issue 5, p583
- ISSN
1047-9511
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1047951112000133