Methodological considerations in the assessment of health‐related quality of life in children

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Erling A. Methodological considerations in the assessment of health‐related quality of life in children. Acta Pædiatr 1999; Suppl 428: 106–7. Stockholm. ISSN 0803–5326Health‐related quality of life (HRQL) can be described as the psychological and social aspects of a patient's health, and as the patient's view of his or her condition and its treatment. Doctors, parents and children have different views of a child's HRQL. This is not because one has the right perception and the others are wrong, but because they see different aspects of the child's HRQL. Only the children themselves can provide a subjective perception of their HRQL. The practical and conceptual considerations required when assessing children's HRQL are discussed. □Children, health‐related quality of life