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Authors: | Schuster, Alexander K. Elflein, Heike Pokora, Roman Schlaud, Martin Baumgarten, Franz Urschitz, Michael S. |
Title: | Health-related quality of life and mental health in children and adolescents with strabismus : results of the representative population-based survey KiGGS |
Online publication date: | 8-Jul-2019 |
Year of first publication: | 2019 |
Language: | english |
Abstract: | Background To estimate the effect of strabismus (squinting) on mental health and health-related quality of life aspects in children and adolescents. Methods Data from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents KiGGS (2003–2006 baseline survey; N = 14,835, aged 3 to 17 years, 49% girls) were examined. The presence of strabismus was derived by parental questionnaire, and health-related quality of life and mental health were investigated with the KINDL-R and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Associations between strabismus and outcomes were analyzed using multivariable linear and logistic regression models. Results Of 12,989 children without missing data, 579 children (4.5% of the sample) were reported to have strabismus. Children with strabismus had lower scores in the parent-reported KINDL-R total scale (adjusted beta = − 1.02; 95%CI: -1.86 to − 0.18; p = 0.018) and sub-scale ‘friends’ (adjusted beta = − 2.18; 95%CI: -3.56 to -0.80; p = 0.002) compared to children without strabismus. The presence of strabismus was also associated with more mental health problems like ‘hyperactivity/inattention’ (adjusted OR = 1.50; 95%CI: 1.14 to 1.98; p = 0.005), and ‘peer problems’ (adjusted OR = 1.35; 95%-CI: 1.05 to 1.74; p = 0.018) as reported by parents. Conclusions Strabismus in children and adolescents is associated with lower health-related quality of life. |
DDC: | 610 Medizin 610 Medical sciences |
Institution: | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
Department: | FB 04 Medizin |
Place: | Mainz |
ROR: | https://ror.org/023b0x485 |
DOI: | http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-163 |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:77-publ-591317 |
Version: | Published version |
Publication type: | Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
License: | CC BY |
Information on rights of use: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Journal: | Health and quality of life outcomes 17 |
Pages or article number: | Art. 81 |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Publisher place: | London |
Issue date: | 2019 |
ISSN: | 1477-7525 |
Publisher URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12955-019-1144-7 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.1186/s12955-019-1144-7 |
Appears in collections: | JGU-Publikationen |