《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2021, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (10): 1127-1134.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2021.10.002

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Quality of Life and Influencing Factors for Children with Disabilities in Developed Areas in China: a Case of Shanghai

ZHANG Shi-ya1,2,SUN Mei1,2,3(),LÜ Jun1,2,3,XIA Cong1,2,ZHENG Hong-ying1,2,CHEN Gang1,2,3,TANG Lei1,2,WANG Xiao-qian1,2   

  1. 1. School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
    2. China Research Center on Disability, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
    3. National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment (Fudan University), Shanghai 200032, China
  • Received:2021-08-20 Revised:2021-08-30 Published:2021-10-25 Online:2021-10-29
  • Contact: SUN Mei E-mail:sunmei@fudan.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Social Science Foundation of China (Major)(17ZDA078);National Natural Science Foundation of China (General)(71774030);Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Project(2018BGL005)

Abstract:

Objective To explore the current status of the quality of life of children with disabilities and its influencing factors.Methods From December, 2019 to January, 2020, and August to September, 2020, a total of 285 family caregivers of children with disabilities were enrolled in Shanghai. The EuroQol-5 Dimension Questionnaire Youth Version (EQ-5D-Y) was used to measure the quality of life of 285 children with disabilities. The impact of individual factors, caregiver factors, and environmental factors (family factors and social factors) on children's quality of life were analyzed using multiple linear stepwise regression analysis.Results The score of Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was (71.66±22.33). The quality of life were poorer for children with physical disabilities (B = -13.623, 95%CI -25.282 to -1.965, P = 0.022) or multiple disabilities (B = -14.911, 95%CI -27.445 to -2.377, P = 0.020), combined diseases (B = -8.995, 95%CI -14.780 to -3.210, P = 0.002), emotional instability (B = -4.414, 95%CI -7.433 to -1.395, P = 0.004), poor partnerships (B = 4.965, 95%CI 1.748 to 8.181, P = 0.003), no pre-school education (B = -7.757, 95%CI -12.954 to -2.561, P = 0.004) and grandparents as the main caregiver (B = -7.999, 95%CI -14.288 to -1.710, P = 0.013).Conclusion The quality of life for children with disabilities is relatively poor and influenced by multiple factors such as children's individual, caregivers, and environment. The main influencing factors are individual factors and caregiver factors.

Key words: children with disabilities, quality of life, influencing factors, types of disability

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