Quality of Life in Children With Chronic Health Conditions and Its Contribution to Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Families

• DOI: 10.1111/cch.13336
• Publication Date: 2024-10-10T14:18:39Z
• Authors: Sangeetha Thomas; Nicholas P. Ryan; Linda K. Byrne; Christel Hendrieckx; Victoria White
• Keywords: Male; Adult; Parents; Heart Defects, Congenital; Health Services Needs and Demand; 610; Social Support; Middle Aged; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Child, Preschool; Neoplasms; Surveys and Questionnaires; Chronic Disease; Quality of Life; Humans; Female; Child; Needs Assessment

While theoretical models have established the bidirectional relationship between health and wellbeing of parents children with chronic conditions (CHCs), previous work has predominantly emphasised impact parent functioning on child outcomes. This study examines how quality life (QoL) domains in CHCs are associated unmet supportive care needs (SCN) their explores whether these associations vary by condition.