PMID: 20653120Jul 27, 2010Paper

Impact of the family socioeconomic status on health related quality of life in children operated on for congenital heart defects

Acta Medica Croatica : C̆asopis Hravatske Akademije Medicinskih Znanosti
E TahirovićH Tahirović

Abstract

The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the family socioeconomic status (SES) on health related quality of life (HRQoL) in children operated on for congenital heart defects. The study included 114 children aged 1.6-18 (mean = 10.2 +/- 4.2) years (46.5% male and 53.5% female), followed up at University Department of Pediatrics in Tuzla after cardiac surgery, and one of their parents or caretakers. Of 114 children with congenital heart defects, 54.4% had anomalies with left-right shunt, 18.4% obstructive type anomalies and 27.2% complex anomalies. Control group consisted of 127 healthy age-matched subjects (age range 1.5-18, mean = 11.2 +/- 4.2 years; 49.6% male and 50.4% female). In this prospective study, we used PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scale to assess HRQoL of children operated on for congenital heart defects. This measurement includes both the parent proxy and child reports. The family SES was assessed by use of Hollingshead two factor index of social position. Statistical significance of differences between respondents and control group was determined by use of t-test and ANOVA with Bonferroni test. The reports of children operated on for congenital heart defects yielded no statistically significant difference in th...Continue Reading

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