Evaluating the health status of young adults with cerebral palsy and spina bifida.
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Description: Increased life expectancy among children with cerebral palsy (CP) and spina bifida (SB) has created a generation of adults living with chronic physical disabilities typically seen only in childhood. The purpose of this thesis was to describe the perceived health status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of these adult populations.The Health Utilities Index (HUI3), the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ and the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) were the three measures used to evaluate the health of 24 subjects diagnosed with CP or SB. The mean age of this cohort was 27.9 years (SD = 2.07).Mean HUI3, HAQ and AQoL health scores were 0.18 (SD = 0.35), 0.36 (SD = 0.35), and 0.2 (SD = 0.27) respectively across diagnostic groups. However, global self-reported health scores were rated as good, very good or excellent in 65% of the subjects. In conclusion, these findings represent the complexity of evaluating self-reported health using generic health and HRQoL measures in these populations.
Notes: Adviser: Nancy Young.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2004.

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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, page: 2196.

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