Measuring Components of Childrenʼs Health Status

Eisen, Marvin; Ware, John E.; Donald, Cathy A.; Brook, Robert H.

doi:10.1097/00005650-197909000-00003

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“…1 The health outcome measures available are limited, and some rely on parental report. However, parental rating of child health has been shown to be reliable 38 and valid 39 and has been used in national surveys including the National Survey of Children' s Health 40 and the NHANES. 41 The PEDS instrument has been validated as an indicator of developmental risk, 25,42 and maternal recall of child hospitalization history has been shown to be reliable.…”

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Health of Children Classified as Underweight by CDC Reference but Normal by WHO Standard

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OBJECTIVE: To ascertain measures of health status among 6- to 24-month-old children classified as below normal weight-for-age (underweight) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2000 growth reference but as normal weight-for-age by the World Health Organization (WHO) 2006 standard. METHODS: Data were gathered from children and primary caregivers at emergency departments and primary care clinics in 7 US cities. Outcome measures included caregiver rating of child health, parental evaluation of developmental status, history of hospitalizations, and admission to hospital at the time of visit. Children were classified as (1) not underweight by either CDC 2000 or WHO 2006 criteria, (2) underweight by CDC 2000 but not by WHO 2006 criteria, or (3) underweight by both criteria. Associations between these categories and health outcome measures were assessed by using multiple logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Data were available for 18 420 children. For each health outcome measure, children classified as underweight by CDC 2000 but normal by WHO 2006 had higher adjusted odds ratios (aORs) of adverse health outcomes than children not classified as underweight by either; children classified as underweight by both had the highest aORs of adverse outcomes. For example, compared with children not underweight by either criteria, the aORs for fair/poor health rating were 2.54 (95% confidence interval: 2.20–2.93) among children underweight by CDC but not WHO and 3.76 (3.13–4.51) among children underweight by both. CONCLUSIONS: Children who are reclassified from underweight to normal weight in changing from CDC 2000 to WHO 2006 growth charts may still be affected by morbidities associated with underweight.

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“…Firstly, the mother completed a questionnaire not unlike the one she completed on previous occasions. Secondly, she completed a questionnaire containing items from the Child Health Questionnaire from the Rand Health Insurance Study [46]. These items were derived from an extensive review of the measurement of child health and have been tested (and in some instances validated) on a large American sample.…”

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Socioeconomic disadvantage and child morbidity: An Australian longitudinal study

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Andersen

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While an extensive body of literature has demonstrated an association between socioeconomic status and child mortality, there have been relatively few papers which discuss the impact of socioeconomic inequality on child morbidity. This absence of data is partly attributable to methodological problems (need for large samples, the difficulty of assessing morbidity) and partly to the absence of relevant official health statistics. This paper reports results from the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) and its outcomes. The sample comprises 8556 consecutive pregnancies, of which over 90% were followed up to birth. Of those mothers giving birth, approx. 70% of children were successfully given a health assessment five years after the birth (mothers report of the child's health using a set of standard indicators). The results indicate a consistent pattern with the children of the most socioeconomically disadvantaged mothers manifesting the worst health. Thus children living in socioeconomic disadvantage have a higher rate of health service utilisation, more chronic health problems and poorer dental health. The paper discusses some social policies for redressing these inequalities.

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“…HS was assessed by telephonic interviews based on questions from the Rand National Health Insurance Study (NHIS). 45 Completed interviews were obtained from 306 families. Results were compared to Among the NICU sample, term infants who presented congenital anomalies were highly associated with moderate/severe HS problems.…”

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Perinatal characteristics and parents' perspective of health status of NICU graduates born at term

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Measuring Components of Childrenʼs Health Status

Cited by 203 publications

References 5 publications

Health of Children Classified as Underweight by CDC Reference but Normal by WHO Standard

Health of Children Classified as Underweight by CDC Reference but Normal by WHO Standard

Socioeconomic disadvantage and child morbidity: An Australian longitudinal study

Perinatal characteristics and parents' perspective of health status of NICU graduates born at term

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