Elke De Bruyne, Lore Willem, Koen Van Hoeck, Sarah Reynaert, Sylvie Vankerckhove, Brigitte Adams, Stéphanie Leroi, Laure Collard, Aline Michaux, Nathalie Godefroid, Djalila Mekahli, Noël Knops, Sunny Eloot, Ann Raes, Johan Vande Walle, Eline Van Hoecke, Evelien Snauwaert, Elena Levtchenko
BACKGROUND: This cross-sectional study investigated quality of life (QoL) and illness-related parental stress in children with kidney diseases by (1) comparing mean levels of these two variables between several kidney disease categories; (2) exploring correlations between QoL and parental stress; and (3) describing which disease category reports lowest QoL and highest parental stress. METHODS: We included 295 patients with a kidney disease (0-18 years) and their parents, followed at 6 reference centers for pediatric nephrology...
March 16, 2023: Pediatric Nephrology