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Health-related quality of life of Portuguese children and adolescents according to their biological maturation and volume of physical activity.
- Source :
- Quality of Life Research; Jun2018, Vol. 27 Issue 6, p1483-1492, 10p, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- <bold>Purpose: </bold>The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between biological maturation and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Portuguese children and adolescents of both sexes when the effect of chronological age (CA) and volume of physical activity (VPA) were removed.<bold>Methods: </bold>HRQoL, biological maturation, CA, and VPA were assessed in 750 children and adolescents, 11-17 years old, from 3 schools in Lisbon, Portugal. The KIDSCREEN-52 was used to assess HRQoL. Maturity indicator was bone age (BA), using Tanner-Whitehouse III method (TW3). The participants were classified into three different maturity categories: late, on time, and early maturers. VPA was assessed by questionnaire (RAPIL II). An analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), using the CA and the VPA as covariates was completed. The level of significance was set at p ≤ 0.05.<bold>Results: </bold>Analysis of covariance suggested an influence of biological maturation in physical well-being dimension in both sexes, with early-maturing girls and boys having worst perception. Maturity groups were also influent in moods and emotions for girls. CA seems to be particularly important in self-perception and parent relation and home life for girls and in school environment for boys.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Biological maturation and CA have relevant impact on some HRQoL dimensions. These variables, due to their nature and effect should be considered particularly when working with specific domains of HRQoL as physical well-being in both sexes, moods and emotions and self-perception and parent relation and home life for girls and in school environment for boys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- QUALITY of life
SKELETAL maturity
CHILDREN'S health
ADOLESCENT health
AGE
PHYSICAL activity
DEVELOPMENTAL biology
QUALITY of life measurement
AGE distribution
AGE factors in disease
ANALYSIS of covariance
ANTHROPOMETRY
CONFIDENCE intervals
PUBERTY
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
CROSS-sectional method
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ONE-way analysis of variance
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09629343
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Quality of Life Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 129610738
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-018-1822-7