Caregiver Social Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Neurologically Impaired Children on Home Enteral Nutrition
We aimed to investigate the association between caregiver social status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children with neurological impairment (NI) on home enteral nutrition (HEN). This was an ancillary study of a multicenter, cross-sectional study which explored HRQoL in 75 NI children...
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| author | Valeria Dipasquale Marco Ventimiglia Simone Maria Calogero Gramaglia Barbara Parma Caterina Funari Angelo Selicorni Chiara Armano Silvia Salvatore Claudio Romano |
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| description | We aimed to investigate the association between caregiver social status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children with neurological impairment (NI) on home enteral nutrition (HEN). This was an ancillary study of a multicenter, cross-sectional study which explored HRQoL in 75 NI children on HEN. All the caregivers from the original cohort were contacted, and data on education level, occupation and marital status were collected. The association between social status and HRQoL was investigated using a multiple Poisson Generalized Linear Model. In total, 93 caregivers were included, responsible for the care of 71 children. The caregivers of four children of the original cohort did not answer the questionnaire. Mothers with high-level education presented lower HRQoL in comparison to mothers with low-level (β: −5.97; 95% CI −11.51, −0.10; <i>p</i> = 0.027) or medium-level education (β: 4.85; 95% CI −9.87, 0.53; <i>p</i> = 0.044). The analysis of the subgroup of cases in which the main caregiver was represented by both parents gave similar findings, with education level of the father being negatively correlated with HRQoL. Our data showed that higher education level may negatively affect quality of life of caregivers of NI children. This could be helpful in identifying at-risk families and addressing supportive efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f49cc27a2ae4908870af0f93ead63602023-11-21T22:45:12ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-06-01136192810.3390/nu13061928Caregiver Social Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Neurologically Impaired Children on Home Enteral NutritionValeria Dipasquale0Marco Ventimiglia1Simone Maria Calogero Gramaglia2Barbara Parma3Caterina Funari4Angelo Selicorni5Chiara Armano6Silvia Salvatore7Claudio Romano8Pediatric Gastroenterology and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood “G. Barresi”, University of Messina, 98124 Messina, ItalyInflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, “Villa Sofia-Cervello” Hospital, 90146 Palermo, ItalyPediatric Gastroenterology and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood “G. Barresi”, University of Messina, 98124 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Pediatrics, Sant’Anna Hospital, 22042 Como, ItalyDepartment of Pediatrics, Sant’Anna Hospital, 22042 Como, ItalyDepartment of Pediatrics, Sant’Anna Hospital, 22042 Como, ItalyPediatric Department, “F. Del Ponte” Hospital, Insubria University, 21100 Varese, ItalyPediatric Department, “F. Del Ponte” Hospital, Insubria University, 21100 Varese, ItalyPediatric Gastroenterology and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood “G. Barresi”, University of Messina, 98124 Messina, ItalyWe aimed to investigate the association between caregiver social status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children with neurological impairment (NI) on home enteral nutrition (HEN). This was an ancillary study of a multicenter, cross-sectional study which explored HRQoL in 75 NI children on HEN. All the caregivers from the original cohort were contacted, and data on education level, occupation and marital status were collected. The association between social status and HRQoL was investigated using a multiple Poisson Generalized Linear Model. In total, 93 caregivers were included, responsible for the care of 71 children. The caregivers of four children of the original cohort did not answer the questionnaire. Mothers with high-level education presented lower HRQoL in comparison to mothers with low-level (β: −5.97; 95% CI −11.51, −0.10; <i>p</i> = 0.027) or medium-level education (β: 4.85; 95% CI −9.87, 0.53; <i>p</i> = 0.044). The analysis of the subgroup of cases in which the main caregiver was represented by both parents gave similar findings, with education level of the father being negatively correlated with HRQoL. Our data showed that higher education level may negatively affect quality of life of caregivers of NI children. This could be helpful in identifying at-risk families and addressing supportive efforts.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/6/1928childrenenteral nutritionhealth-related quality of lifehome enteral nutritionneurological impairmentsocial status |
| spellingShingle | Valeria Dipasquale Marco Ventimiglia Simone Maria Calogero Gramaglia Barbara Parma Caterina Funari Angelo Selicorni Chiara Armano Silvia Salvatore Claudio Romano Caregiver Social Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Neurologically Impaired Children on Home Enteral Nutrition Nutrients children enteral nutrition health-related quality of life home enteral nutrition neurological impairment social status |
| title | Caregiver Social Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Neurologically Impaired Children on Home Enteral Nutrition |
| title_full | Caregiver Social Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Neurologically Impaired Children on Home Enteral Nutrition |
| title_fullStr | Caregiver Social Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Neurologically Impaired Children on Home Enteral Nutrition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Caregiver Social Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Neurologically Impaired Children on Home Enteral Nutrition |
| title_short | Caregiver Social Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Neurologically Impaired Children on Home Enteral Nutrition |
| title_sort | caregiver social status and health related quality of life in neurologically impaired children on home enteral nutrition |
| topic | children enteral nutrition health-related quality of life home enteral nutrition neurological impairment social status |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/6/1928 |
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