The children’s clinic of Semmelweis University has launched a nationwide survey to gauge the quality of life of children between 4 and 18 years and their families in the country, the institution said on Wednesday.
Researchers are hoping to gain a comprehensive view based on anonymous answers to an online questionnaire, and contribute to practical and policy decisions on medical recommendations, screening programmes and public health decisions, the statement said.
The HUN-PQol programme is unique in that it is the first to compare the quality of life of chronically ill children to that of their healthy peers nationwide. It also researches the welfare and quality of life of the children’s families.
Pediatric gastroenterologist Nora Beres, one of the leaders of the research, said that idea had been born at a post-grad training of Semmelweis University and the Harvard Medical School’s Clinical Science Scholars Program.
The questionnaire is to be filled out online, by the parents of children under 10 and by the children themselves above that age, with the parents providing background information.
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