TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of Life Among Chinese Child Survivors of Heart Failure After Discharge From Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
AU - Tang, Maoting
AU - Zhang, Haiyang
AU - Liu, Xianliang
AU - Li, Na
AU - Sun, Xihui
AU - Zhang, Xia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Introduction: This study investigated the current quality of life (QOL) status and related influencing factors in children with heart failure in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Method: One hundred eighty-three children admitted to the PICU with heart failure were consecutively sampled. They were assessed 3 months after discharge and compared with a control group of 160 healthy individuals. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (version 4.0) and Children's Revised Impact of Event Scale were completed, and factors influencing QOL were analyzed. Results: Three months after discharge, the PICU group reported lower average scores on the overall QOL and the physical and emotional functioning scales than the control group. In particular, posttraumatic stress disorder status, age, and caregiver educational level greatly influenced the PICU children's QOL. Discussion: More interventions and attention are needed to improve the QOL for PICU heart failure patients after discharge.
AB - Introduction: This study investigated the current quality of life (QOL) status and related influencing factors in children with heart failure in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Method: One hundred eighty-three children admitted to the PICU with heart failure were consecutively sampled. They were assessed 3 months after discharge and compared with a control group of 160 healthy individuals. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (version 4.0) and Children's Revised Impact of Event Scale were completed, and factors influencing QOL were analyzed. Results: Three months after discharge, the PICU group reported lower average scores on the overall QOL and the physical and emotional functioning scales than the control group. In particular, posttraumatic stress disorder status, age, and caregiver educational level greatly influenced the PICU children's QOL. Discussion: More interventions and attention are needed to improve the QOL for PICU heart failure patients after discharge.
KW - Children
KW - heart failure
KW - pediatric intensive care unit
KW - quality of life
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85174466260
U2 - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.09.005
DO - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.09.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 37855782
SN - 0891-5245
VL - 38
SP - e1-e6
JO - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
JF - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
IS - 1
ER -