Children and adolescents showed large diversity in how much impact CD has on their HRQOL. Different ways of coping with CD and GFD were identified. Findings will be used to generate a patient-driven disease-specific questionnaire to measure HRQOL in children and adolescents with CD.

The CDQL comprehensively measures HRQoL in CD, and is psychometrically robust. The questionnaire may prove useful in tracking HRQoL in CD across age groups.

Physical inactivity is considered to be a public health concern among many health professionals worldwide since regular physical activity (PA) is important in the prevention and treatment of physical conditions, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, breast-and colorectal cancer, as well as mental health conditions, for example,