"not one size fits all" The challenges of measuring paediatric health-related quality of life and the potential role of digital ecological momentary assessment: a qualitative study.
Digital health
Ecological momentary assessment
HRQoL
Health-related quality of life
Paediatrics
Qualitative
Journal
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
ISSN: 1573-2649
Titre abrégé: Qual Life Res
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9210257
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Oct 2023
27 Oct 2023
Historique:
accepted:
29
09
2023
medline:
27
10
2023
pubmed:
27
10
2023
entrez:
27
10
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
To explore the views of clinicians and researchers about the challenges of measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children (5-11 years) and to explore whether digital ecological momentary assessment (EMA) could enhance HRQoL measurement. Semi-structured qualitative interviews with 18 professionals (10 academics/researchers, four clinicians, four with both professional backgrounds) experienced in child HRQoL measurement. We analysed data thematically. Theme One describes the uncertainty around conceptualising HRQoL for children and which domains to include; the greater immediacy and sensitivity of children's reflections on their HRQoL, leading to high variability of the construct; and the wide individual differences across childhood, incongruent with fixed HRQoL measures. Theme Two describes the challenges of proxy reporting, questioning whether proxies can meaningfully report a child's HRQoL and reflecting on discrepancies between child and proxy reporting. Theme Three covers the challenge of interpreting change in HRQoL over time; does a change in HRQoL reflect a change in health, or does this reflect developmental changes in how children report HRQoL. Theme Four discusses digital EMA for HRQoL data capture. In-the-moment, repeated measurement could provide rich data and address challenges of recall, ecological validity and variability; passive data could provide objective markers to supplement subjective responses; and technology could enable personalisation and child-centred design. However, participants also raised methodological, practical and ethical challenges of digital approaches. Digital EMA may address some of the challenges of HRQoL data collection with children. We conclude by discussing potential future research to explore and develop this approach.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37889385
doi: 10.1007/s11136-023-03535-6
pii: 10.1007/s11136-023-03535-6
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2023. Crown.
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