Parent and child perception about the health related quality of life by weight status at Navarra, Spain. / Parent and child perception about the health related quality of life by weight status at Navarra, Spain.

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Overweight-obesity, an endemic disease in developed countries, can lead to physical and psychosocial consequences that impair health-related quality of life (HRQoL). There are some aspects which can be reported by parents, but for others, the patients subjective point of view is more relevant. The objective of this study was to assess the agreement between the perception of parents and children regarding the HRQoL of 7-11 year old children as per their weight status. POPULATION AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study of parent and child dyads. HRQoL assessment using the CHIP-Child Edition questionnaire for children and the CHIP-Parent Report Form for parents. Agreement was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and dispersion plots. RESULTS: A total of 152 parent-child dyads were assessed; 55.3