Citation

Connell T, Paterson J, Roberts RM, Raghavendra P, Sawyer M, Russo RN. Brain Inj. 2018; 32(4): 423-430.

Affiliation

College of Medicine and Public Health , Bedford Park, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/02699052.2018.1429661

PMID

29364024

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To identify clinician-modifiable factors related to quality of life (QOL) in children with acquired brain injury (ABI). PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: Thirty-nine children attending an ABI rehabilitation program (5-18 years) were assessed using the Personality Inventory for Children-2, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale-2, Handicap-Related Problems for Parents Inventory and Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory was completed by children and parents six months later.

RESULTS: Children with lower levels of internalising and externalising behaviours, health and social skill problems, and higher family functioning had significantly higher levels of total QOL (child and parent rated) (r = -.47 to -.79). In addition, children with higher levels of adaptive behaviour had significantly higher parent rated total QOL (r = .46). Measures of mother's stressors had moderate but not statistically significant relationships with the child's total QOL (r = -.31 to -.35). There were moderate and statistically significant relationships between measures of participation in physical activities and total QOL as rated by children (r = .42-.48) but not parents (r = .11-.30).

CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest potential targets to be investigated in future clinical research in rehabilitation following ABI in children to optimise QOL.

Language: en

Keywords

Participation; activities of daily living; externalising behaviour; internalising behaviour; outcome; social skill