Impact of recent life events on the health related quality of life of adolescents and youths: the role of gender and life events typologies in a follow-up study.

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Ester Villalonga-OlivesJordi Alonso

Abstract

Most studies on the effect of life events (LEs) have been carried out in convenience samples which cannot be considered representative of the general population. In addition, recent studies have observed that gender differences in the health related quality of life (HRQoL) impact of LEs might be lower than believed. We assessed the relationship between LEs and HRQoL in a representative sample of Spanish adolescents/youths, focusing on gender differences. Participants (n = 840) completed the KIDSCREEN-27 to measure HRQoL at baseline and again after 3 years (n = 454). Follow-up assessment included the Coddington Life Events Scales (CLES) to measure LEs experiences in the previous 12 months. Respondents were categorized according to the amount of stress suffered. We calculated both the number of LEs and the Life Change Unit (LCU) score, a summary of the amount of stress inherent to the event and the time elapsed since occurrence. LEs were classified as desirable or undesirable, and family-related or extra-family. Effect sizes were calculated to evaluate changes in HRQoL. To assess the impact of LEs typologies, multiple linear regression models were constructed to evaluate their effect on HRQoL. Girls reported a mean 5.7 LEs corres...Continue Reading

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Apr 10, 2012·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Ester Villalonga-OlivesJordi Alonso
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