Changes over time in quality of life of school-aged children born extremely preterm: 1991-2005
- Peart, S.
- Cheong, J.L.Y.
- Roberts, G.
- Davis, N.
- Anderson, P.J.
- Doyle, L.W.
DOIAbstract
Objective To compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) at 8 years in children born extremely preterm (EP) with contemporaneous term-born controls over three epochs: 1991–92, 1997 and 2005. Design Prospective recruitment of geographic cohorts across three distinct eras. Utilities were calculated from the parent-completed Health Utilities Index (HUI), version 2 (1991–92 and 1997 cohorts) and version 3 (2005 cohort). Differences in utilities >0.05 are clinically important. Setting The state of Victoria, Australia. Patients 475 EP (<28 weeks’ gestation) and 570 term controls. Main outcome measures Utilities of children born EP compared with term controls within each era, and paired differences between an EP and matched controls compared a...
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