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Quality of life among adolescents with cerebral palsy: what does the literature tell us?

Abstract

This review describes trends in quality of life (QOL) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Twenty original articles were identified by a structured search of multiple databases and grouped by design. Categories included descriptive cross-sectional studies (n=8), measurement validation studies (n=9), and exploratory qualitative studies (n=3). Several trends were apparent. First, individuals with …

Authors

Livingston MH; Rosenbaum PL; Russell DJ; Palisano RJ

Journal

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 225–231

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

March 2007

DOI

10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.00225.x

ISSN

0012-1622