PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Albokhari, Shatha M.
AU  - Garout, Wallaa A.
AU  - Al-Ghamdi, Maha M.
AU  - Garout, Alyaa A.
AU  - Noorsaeed, Sundus M.W.
AU  - Daali, Shahad M.
TI  - Assessing health related quality of life of school aged Saudi children in western province using the validated Arabic version of child health questionaire-parent form-50
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2019.11.24660
DP  - 2019 Nov 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1134--1143
VI  - 40
IP  - 11
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/40/11/1134.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/40/11/1134.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2019 Nov 01; 40
AB  - Objectives: To assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of children from a community in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, excluding those with known chronic illnesses.Methods: Four schools in Jeddah participated in this cross-sectional study, which was conducted from February 2018 to February 2019. The parents of 5-14 year-old children were surveyed using the validated Arabic version of the Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form 50 (CHQ-PF50). It consisted of 50 items divided into 15 scales (namely, 11 multi-item and 4 single-item scales) and expressed as scores of 0-100, with higher scores indicating better HRQOL. The levels of HRQOL were analyzed and compared.Results: The parents of 498 children answered the questionnaire. The mean scores of CHQ-PF50 subscales were relatively high (>80) in 8 out of 15 domains. However, relatively low scores were observed for general health perception (70.01), behavior (73.70), and mental health (75.65). Boys scored lower in behavior (difference of means = -5.80), global behavior (-4.47), mental health (-4.81), general health perception (−2.59), parental impact-emotional (-5.11), family activities (-1.77), and family cohesion (-2.19). Furthermore, adolescent boys scored lower in global health, mental health, global behavior, and parental impact.Conclusion: This study showed globally adequate levels of HRQOL among Saudi children, with some limitations in behavior and mental health, especially in boys and adolescents.