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Health-Related Quality of Life Assessed in Children with Adenoid Hypertrophy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 08 25; 18(17)IJ

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The quality of life issue began to be earnestly studied in the second half of the 20th century. It had originally been used as a criterion for measuring levels of human development in the USA and Western Europe. At first, only objective parameters were assessed, such as material goods; however, later, subjective and non-material parameters were added, such as health, freedom, and happiness. Over time, more and more attention has been paid to the subjective parameters regarding any quality of life assessment. Adenoids are physiological clusters of lymphoid tissue included in Waldeyer's ring, which play an important role in shaping and directing the child's local and systemic lines of defence. Adenoid hypertrophy occurs due to a variety of factors, such as recurring or chronic infections of the upper respiratory tract.

STUDY AIM

To assess health status in children with adenoid system hypertrophy compared with a group of healthy children.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The study group consisted of children suffering from adenoid hypertrophy, this being the most common chronic disease of the upper respiratory tract. The control group was composed of children attending nursery school (kindergarten), primary school, middle school, and high school. The study was performed by using the Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form 50 CHQ-PF-50 (CHQ-PF50), which is a general purpose research tool based on psychometric testing when assessing physical and mental well-being in children aged 5 to 18 years.

RESULTS

There were 101 filled out questionnaires for the test group (54 girls and 47 boys), mean age 8.62 years (ranging 5-17), whilst 102 questionnaires for the controls (50 girls and 52 boys), mean age 10.58 years (ranging 5-18). Insignificant differences were found between social functioning resulting from behaviour or emotional state (REB), pain and discomfort (BP), and family cohesion (FC).

CONCLUSIONS

Children suffering from adenoid hypertrophy demonstrate the largest decreases in wellbeing in the following areas: behaviour, general perception of health, and mental health.

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Niedzielski A
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-813 Warsaw, Poland. Department of Pediatric ENT, The Hospital's Pediatric in Dziekanow Lesny, 05-092 Dziekanów Leśny, Poland.
Chmielik LP
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-813 Warsaw, Poland. Department of Pediatric ENT, The Hospital's Pediatric in Dziekanow Lesny, 05-092 Dziekanów Leśny, Poland.
Kasprzyk A
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-813 Warsaw, Poland.
Stankiewicz T
Independent Otoneurological Laboratory, Medical Uniwersytety of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
Mielnik-Niedzielska G
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Medical Uniwersytety of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.

MeSH

AdenoidsChildFemaleHealth StatusHumansHypertrophyMaleQuality of LifeSurveys and Questionnaires

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

34501525

Citation

Niedzielski, Artur, et al. "Health-Related Quality of Life Assessed in Children With Adenoid Hypertrophy." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 17, 2021.
Niedzielski A, Chmielik LP, Kasprzyk A, et al. Health-Related Quality of Life Assessed in Children with Adenoid Hypertrophy. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(17).
Niedzielski, A., Chmielik, L. P., Kasprzyk, A., Stankiewicz, T., & Mielnik-Niedzielska, G. (2021). Health-Related Quality of Life Assessed in Children with Adenoid Hypertrophy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18178935
Niedzielski A, et al. Health-Related Quality of Life Assessed in Children With Adenoid Hypertrophy. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 08 25;18(17) PubMed PMID: 34501525.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Health-Related Quality of Life Assessed in Children with Adenoid Hypertrophy. AU - Niedzielski,Artur, AU - Chmielik,Lechosław Paweł, AU - Kasprzyk,Anna, AU - Stankiewicz,Tomasz, AU - Mielnik-Niedzielska,Grażyna, Y1 - 2021/08/25/ PY - 2021/07/28/received PY - 2021/08/15/revised PY - 2021/08/19/accepted PY - 2021/9/10/entrez PY - 2021/9/11/pubmed PY - 2021/10/29/medline KW - CHQ-PF-50 KW - adenoid hypertrophy KW - health quality of life KW - paediatric JF - International journal of environmental research and public health JO - Int J Environ Res Public Health VL - 18 IS - 17 N2 - INTRODUCTION: The quality of life issue began to be earnestly studied in the second half of the 20th century. It had originally been used as a criterion for measuring levels of human development in the USA and Western Europe. At first, only objective parameters were assessed, such as material goods; however, later, subjective and non-material parameters were added, such as health, freedom, and happiness. Over time, more and more attention has been paid to the subjective parameters regarding any quality of life assessment. Adenoids are physiological clusters of lymphoid tissue included in Waldeyer's ring, which play an important role in shaping and directing the child's local and systemic lines of defence. Adenoid hypertrophy occurs due to a variety of factors, such as recurring or chronic infections of the upper respiratory tract. STUDY AIM: To assess health status in children with adenoid system hypertrophy compared with a group of healthy children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study group consisted of children suffering from adenoid hypertrophy, this being the most common chronic disease of the upper respiratory tract. The control group was composed of children attending nursery school (kindergarten), primary school, middle school, and high school. The study was performed by using the Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form 50 CHQ-PF-50 (CHQ-PF50), which is a general purpose research tool based on psychometric testing when assessing physical and mental well-being in children aged 5 to 18 years. RESULTS: There were 101 filled out questionnaires for the test group (54 girls and 47 boys), mean age 8.62 years (ranging 5-17), whilst 102 questionnaires for the controls (50 girls and 52 boys), mean age 10.58 years (ranging 5-18). Insignificant differences were found between social functioning resulting from behaviour or emotional state (REB), pain and discomfort (BP), and family cohesion (FC). CONCLUSIONS: Children suffering from adenoid hypertrophy demonstrate the largest decreases in wellbeing in the following areas: behaviour, general perception of health, and mental health. SN - 1660-4601 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/34501525/Health_Related_Quality_of_Life_Assessed_in_Children_with_Adenoid_Hypertrophy_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -