Health-related quality of life in 153 children with neuromuscular disorders in Latin America: is it age, functional dependence or diagnosis?

Neuromuscular diseases impact on children's health related quality of life but there is a lack of studies in Latin America that measured this construct. To respond to this need, this study aimed to explore quality of life and its relationship with age, functional dependence and specific diagnosis in children and adolescents in Latin America. A cross-sectional correlation study was carried out with 133 caregivers on children (2-18 years old) with various neuromuscular disorders.

Quality of Life of Latin-American People with Neuromuscular Disorders and Their Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire population, especially the population with chronic diseases. This study aimed to describe the quality of life of children and adults with neuromuscular diseases and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A observational correlational study was conducted.

Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Family Impact Module (PedsQL FIM).

Introduction: This study analysed the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Questionnaire Family Impact Module (PedsQL FIM) in the Argentinian population.

Patients And Methods: The sample included 232 caregivers, of who 108 were parents of children with chronic diseases (mean, 9.54; standard deviation [SD], 4.

Normative data for a Spanish version of the Rey auditory-verbal learning test in older people.

The Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test is an easy to administer test that assesses many memory domains and is, therefore, widely used in the area of clinical neuropsychology. The purpose of this study was to provide normative data for an elderly population living in Spain. The sample of this study was comprised of 156 volunteers over 60 years of age, which were grouped into six different age groups.