Health-related Quality of Life in a Cohort of Spanish Schoolchildren.

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Inactivity; Quality of Life

Treatments: Behavioral: The short questionnaire of healthy habits

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05380674

10/05/2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) allows knowing the subject's feelings in terms of distress and well-being, as well as her perception of her current and future health.

Objective: Evaluate the associations between health-related quality of life, physical state, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in a cohort of Spanish children and adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a cohort of 305 (47.2% women) children and adolescents aged between 8 and 16 years, in the Primary and Secondary Schools of the province of Ávila (Spain). For the analysis of the different variables, the subjects were classified according to their quality of life in three groups from highest to lowest (Group 1 > Group 2 > Group 3).

Enrollment: 305 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 16 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• school children aged 8 to 16
• present the informed consent signed by the parents or legal guardians

Exclusion criteria

• serious illness that may influence the nutritional or functional status of the child, mental limitation of the parents and / or children that may hinder the completion of the questionnaire.

Trial design

305 participants in 1 patient group

quality of life

Description:

The short questionnaire of healthy habits for adults of the PASOS (Physical Activity, Sedentarism and Obesity in Spanish Youth) study was used, which collects sociodemographic data, weight, height, and physical activity, self-reported.

Treatment:

Behavioral: The short questionnaire of healthy habits