The quality of children's life is important both as an investment in the future of our society
and because children constitute an important group of themselves and deserve to …

Background Patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments for children and adolescents are
often included in clinical trials with the intention of collecting data to support claims in a …

Purpose To develop a self-report version of the EQ-5D for younger respondents, named the
EQ-5D-Y (Youth); to test its comprehensibility for children and adolescents and to compare …

Encouraging participation by older people in the process of conducting research in the aged
care field is paramount for developing an understanding of their experience. While some …

The quality of life (QOL) of children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is
largely unknown, but evidence suggests that multiple QOL domains are affected by the …

The health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) of children and adolescents is increasingly
considered a relevant topic for research. Instruments to assess quality of life in children and …

With an increasing number of paediatric quality of life (QOL) instruments being developed, it
is becoming difficult for researchers and clinicians to select the most appropriate instrument …

Introduction Affecting 5–6% of children, developmental coordination disorder is a
neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by poor motor coordination and difficulty …

Background The concept of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) involves the respondents'
perception of well-being and functioning in physical, emotional, mental, social, and everyday …

Introduction Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD, septicaemia and/or meningitis) has a
severe acute and long-term burden: 5–10% of patients die within 48 h, and long-term …