Childhood Chronic Diseases and Health Related to Quality of Life in Holy Karbala City

Abstract

The goal of this study was to evaluate how prevalent chronic diseases, both separately and together, affected school-aged children in the Karbala in terms of their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). From the Karbala Health Interview Survey, 1301 child between the ages of 4 and 11 were included. Parents responded to surveys about the characteristics of their children and themselves. Children's HRQOL was assessed using the Child Health Questionnaire Parent Form 28. (CHQ-PF28). Children with a main chronic condition (excluding or including children with many chronic conditions) and children without a chronic condition were compared using independent-t tests on the mean scores of the CHQ-PF28 summary scales and profile scales. Cohen's effect sizes (d) were calculated to assess the difference's clinical significance. 50.0% of the children were boys, with a mean age of 7.55 (SD 2.30) years. The mean scores of the PHS and the psychosocial summary scale (PSCS) were 58.53 (SD 4.28) and 53.86, respectively, in children without any chronic conditions (SD 5.87). In general, PHS scores were lower (p0.05) in child with just one chronic disease than in child without chronic conditions. The mean scores of the CHQ-PF28 immediate and profile scales were commonly lower when children with multiple conditions were included than when they were omitted. In the present study, a characteristic population-based sample of school-aged children from the Karbalaa is used to provide essential information about the effects of widespread chronic diseases on HRQOL. The data might be utilized to create a investigation context for health promotion and a more comprehensive approach to patient treatment.