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Engelsk titel: Quality of life in children. Quality of life as a ruling concept in health promotion and preventive work among children
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Författare:
Helseth S
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 32
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 01049917
Sammanfattning
The purpose of this article is to
discuss different aspects of
quality of life (QOL) in children:
a) QOL related to health promotion
and disease prevention
during childhood, b) factors that
influence children’s QOL, c) how
to assess information on children’s
QOL, d) how nurses can use
knowledge about QOL. QOL is
described according to Lindstrom’s
model of QOL in children. It
consists of four spheres: global,
environmental, interpersonal and
personal. Different aspects of
these are discussed and especially
how they affect QOL. It is
shown that personal and interpersonal
aspects are most important
to a child’s subjective wellbeing.
Global and environmental
factors do not correlate as
strongly with wellbeing, but are
seen as important prerequisites
for children’s QOL. To obtain
valid information on children’s
QOL is a big challenge. Children
(0-18 years) go through different
stages of development, which
means that it is essential to be
fully aware of these stages. Since
small children have limitations in
both expressing and understanding
written or spoken language,
we need methods that take this
into account. Little research
exists on children’s QOL, probably
because of the methodological
challenges involved. However,
this should not prevent us from
devoting more attention to it in
future, both clinically and in research.