The Quality of Life a Direct Financial Costs Associated With Home Ventilation of Children: A Prospective Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 90
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- The Quality of Life and Direct Financial Costs Associated With Home Ventilation
研究概览
简要总结
The investigators wish to learn about the quality of life (QOL) of children needing long term home ventilation and also that of their regular caregivers. In addition, the investigators will monitor the extra health-related expenses these families must meet. Data will be collected using two age-specific questionnaires of QOL plus a third one validated for assessing chronic health care costs. Questionnaires will be administered at an initial face to face meeting, supplemented by two telephone follow-up calls, to monitor medical expenses, one and two months later.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 1 Year 至 17 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •All families, or appointed guardians, caring for children that need home ventilatory support will be eligible for enrollment
排除标准
- •Refusal to join the study
结局指标
主要结局
The Quality of Life and Direct Financial Costs Associated With Home Ventilation
时间窗: One year starting june 2013.
Quality of life for children on home ventilation will be assessed using the validated PedsQL score. This has been specifically designed to measure quality outcome in children with long term health problems.
次要结局
- The Quality of Life a Direct Financial Costs Associated With Home Ventilation(One year starting june 2013)
研究者
Michael Seear
Principle Investigator
University of British Columbia