کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
---|---|---|---|---|
2659169 | 1564231 | 2006 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
The study describes quality of life as perceived by parents and measured by the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ-28) for a convenience sample of 33 HIV-infected children age 5 to 18 years cared for at home on complex antiretroviral drug regimens. When compared with normative data on healthy U.S. children, parent reports for the HIV-infected children did not differ significantly on the following CHQ concepts: role/social related to emotional, behavioral or physical problems; bodily pain; behavior; mental health; self-esteem; impact on parental time; family activities; and family cohesion. Parents perceived their children to be functioning at a level significantly lower than the norm in general health (t −6.47, p = .000), physical functioning (t −2.37, p = .024), and physical summary (t −3.80, p = .001). Parental impact-emotional was impressively higher than the norm (t −3.74, p = .001). Differences were independent of gender, primary language, ethnicity, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clinical classifications for pediatric HIV disease.
Journal: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - Volume 17, Issue 2, March–April 2006, Pages 27–35