Comprehensive Overview of Quality of Life Instruments Used in Studies of Children with Diabetes: A Systematic Mapping Review
Authors' conclusion
The extensive number of QoL instruments that are used for children with diabetes constitutes a substantial barrier for establishing evidence in relation to QoL in this research area.
Study context
- Population
- Studies of children (2–18 years old) with diabetes using a quantitative quality of life (QoL) measure; MEDLINE, Embase, PsycInfo, CINAHL and ERIC, inception to January 2022503 articles
- Outcome
- QoL instruments applied in children with diabetes
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
QoL instruments identified
Unique articles retrieved
3,775
Articles included for synthesis
503
QoL instruments identified
67
Further findings
Classification of instruments
- Instruments classified by i.a. population age, continent, use of pre-post measure, self-report or proxy, and type of diabetes
Original publication
Comprehensive Overview of Quality of Life Instruments Used in Studies of Children with Diabetes: A Systematic Mapping Review. Pediatr Diabetes. Published 25 September 2023. doi:10.
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