兒童健康生活品質之概念與測量工具介紹

Concepts and Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life for Children

健康生活品質為現代醫療照護成效的重要指標，但國內對兒童健康生活品質之研究闕如，主因為對兒童健康生活品質的概念模糊以及相關測量工具的缺乏。本篇報告將針對兒童健康生活品質的概念及測量來說明，進而促使醫護人員考量如何提供增進兒童健康生活品質的照護和服務，建議研究人員亦可將健康生活品質視為病人結果的一部份。

Health-related quality of life is considered an important outcome indicator in medical care, yet few studies have been conducted on Taiwanese children’s health-related quality of life due to the lack of a measurement tool and no clear agreement on a concept definition. The authors present a review of previous work done in this area with the intended goal of helping Taiwanese health professionals gain insights into the concept of children’s quality of life and to incorporate their new knowledge into their care plans. It is also hoped that the information will help researchers in their efforts to study quality of life among children as an indicator for assessing pediatric patient outcomes.