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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2019

Association of nutritional status and health-related quality of life in children with chronic kidney disease.

Matthew Harmer, Stephen Wootton, Rodney Gilbert, Caroline Anderson

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Matthew HarmerSouthampton Children's Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK. matthew.harmer@uhs.nhs.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2977-0263
Stephen WoottonUniversity of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
Rodney GilbertSouthampton Children's Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
Caroline AndersonSouthampton Children's Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.

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purposeHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important, patient-centred measure. Although nutritional status is altered in children with CKD, the impact of nutritional status on HRQoL in this population has not been explored. The aims of this study are to report the HRQoL scores as assessed by the validated PedsQL™ questionnaire and to explore the relationship of HRQoL scores to markers of nutritional status. It will also examine the concordance between the scores of the child and their parent/carer.

methodsA single-centre, cross-sectional, observational study was performed exploring the markers of nutritional status (anthropometry-including presence of obesity, micronutrient status and appetite) and HRQoL and assessed by the PedsQL™ questionnaire in children aged 3-18 years with pre-dialysis, conservatively managed CKD.

resultsA total of 46 children were recruited, with a mean age of 10.5 years. HRQoL scores were lower than in healthy controls throughout all domains. Lower scores were associated with short stature and poor appetite. Markers of obesity or micronutrient status were not associated with HRQoL scores. DISCUSSION: Nutritional status impacts upon HRQoL. Further study is needed to evaluate how changing nutritional status may affect HRQoL in children with CKD, and this may be used to facilitate the development of patient-centred treatment goals and plans.

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AdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNutritional StatusQuality of LifeRenal Insufficiency, ChronicSurveys and QuestionnairesChildrenChronic kidney diseaseHealth-related quality of lifeNutrition

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