Health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency or idiopathic short stature - part 2: available results and future directions

Monika Bullinger; Maria Kołtowska-Häggström; David Sandberg; John Chaplin; Hartmut Wollmann; Meinolf Noeker; Anna Levke Brütt

doi:10.1159/000232159

Health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency or idiopathic short stature - part 2: available results and future directions

Horm Res. 2009;72(2):74-81. doi: 10.1159/000232159. Epub 2009 Aug 18.

Authors

Monika Bullinger¹, Maria Kołtowska-Häggström, David Sandberg, John Chaplin, Hartmut Wollmann, Meinolf Noeker, Anna Levke Brütt

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Medical Psychology, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

PMID: 19690424
DOI: 10.1159/000232159

Abstract

Research on the health-related quality of life (HrQoL) impact of short stature and its treatment in children and adolescents has developed recently. Based on a PubMed literature search, studies addressing this issue were identified and considerable methodological problems mainly related to the HrQoL instruments used and conflicting results are discussed in this mini review. Additionally, this mini review identifies a need for further research and indicates potential directions.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Dwarfism* / epidemiology
Dwarfism* / psychology
Dwarfism* / therapy
Female
Human Growth Hormone / deficiency*
Humans
Male
Quality of Life / psychology*

Substances

Human Growth Hormone