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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Parent-Reported Child and Parent Quality of Life during COVID-19 Testing at an Australian Paediatric Hospital Outpatient Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Natasha K Brusco, Margie Danchin, Jennifer J Watts, Carol Jos, Myles Loughnan, Tria Williams, Julie Ratcliffe, Monsurul Hoq, Shidan Tosif, Jessica Kaufman

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Natasha K BruscoRehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Frankston 3199, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8825-5109
Margie DanchinVaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7624-5691
Jennifer J WattsSchool of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Burwood 3125, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8095-8638
Carol JosVaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6905-3061
Myles LoughnanVaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia.
Tria WilliamsVaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia.
Julie RatcliffeHealth and Social Care Economics Group, Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide 5001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7365-1988
Monsurul HoqClinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0504-9335
Shidan TosifDepartment of General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0022-1009
Jessica KaufmanVaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5139-4183
Royal Children's Hospital · AUMurdoch Children's Research Institute · AUDeakin University · AUFlinders University · AUMonash University · AUThe University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globally, we have seen a drop in adult and child quality of life (QOL) during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about adult or child QOL during the height of the pandemic in Australia and the impact of government-imposed restrictions, specifically attending school on-site versus home schooling. Our study aimed to establish if QOL in children and parents presenting to a Respiratory Infection Clinic in Victoria, Australia, for COVID-19 PCR testing differed from pre-pandemic population norms. We also explored whether on-site versus home schooling further impacted QOL. Following the child's test and prior to receiving results, consenting parents of children aged 6 to 17 years old completed the Child Health Utility 9 Dimension (CHU9D) instrument on their child's behalf. Parents of children aged birth to five years completed the EuroQOL 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L) instrument on their own behalf (cross-sectional study). Data analyses utilised quantile regression, adjusting for the child's age, COVID-19 symptoms, gender and chronic health conditions. From July 2020 to November 2021, 2025 parents completed the CHU9D; the mean age for children was 8.41 years (±3.63 SD), and 48.4 per cent were female (

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childCOVID-19cross-sectional studyquality of liferespiratory infection

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