The effect of paediatric syncope on health-related quality of life.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Syncope is common in children and adolescents and most commonly represents neurocardiogenic syncope. No information has been reported regarding the effect of syncope on health-related quality of life in children. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study of patients seen in the Heart Institute Syncope Clinic at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center between July, 2009 and June, 2010. Health-related quality of life was assessed using the PedsQL™ tool. PedsQL™ scores were compared with both healthy historical controls and historical controls with chronic illnesses. RESULTS:A total of 106 patients were included for analysis. In all, 90% were Caucasian and 63% were girls. The median age was 15.1 years (8.2-21.6). Compared with healthy controls, patients had lower PedsQL™ scores: Total score (75.2 versus 83.8, p < 0.0001); Physical Health Summary (78.8 versus 87.5, p < 0.0001); Psychosocial Health Summary (73.9 versus 81.9, p < 0.001), Emotional Functioning (68.9 versus 79.3, p < 0.001); and School Functioning (66.4 versus 81.1, p < 0.001). No difference was seen in Social Functioning (86.2 versus 85.2, p = 0.81). Patients also had lower PedsQL™ Total scores than patients with diabetes mellitus (p < 0.0001) and similar scores to patients with asthma, end-stage renal disease, obesity, and structural heart disease. CONCLUSION:Children with syncope, although typically benign in aetiology, can have low health-related quality of life.

journal_name

Cardiol Young

journal_title

Cardiology in the young

authors

Anderson JB,Czosek RJ,Knilans TK,Marino BS

doi

10.1017/S1047951112000133

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-10-01 00:00:00

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583-8

issue

5

eissn

1047-9511

issn

1467-1107

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S1047951112000133

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22

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