Progress in the assessment of quality of life (QoL) measures for children and their value in
clinical practice are considered. The most parsimonious approach to assessment includes …

Objectives (1) To review the state of the art with regard to measurement of QoL for
children.(2) To make recommendations regarding the value of currently available measures …

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 …

AIMS To identify currently available generic and disease specific measures of quality of life
(QoL) for work with children; and make recommendations about the future development and …

In recent years Quality of Life (QOL) measures for children and adolescents have been
developed, initially for children with specific chronic illnesses, but more recently generic and …

Quality of life (QoL) is central to pediatric practice. Where it is possible to manage but not
cure a disease, it is important to determine how far treatment and disease compromise the …

Outcome assessment in medicine has been focused for many decades on mortality,
morbidity and, more recently, also on functional health status. Such outcome measures are …

How can we measure the quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic disease?
Major progress in the diagnosis and treatment of severe and chronic disease has led to an …

Over the past five years there has been an escalation in reports relating to quality of life
issues for both adults and children. Measurement of quality of life has become fashionable …

Reviewed and integrated the medical and psychological literature on the assessment of
health-related quality of life (QOL) in pediatric populations. Definitions of QOL and the utility …