Yerevan State Medical University

1. Yerevan State Medical University Elaboration of Armenian version of QUALIN questionnaire for the estimation of a quality of life of younger children Faculty of Public Health,Master of public healthDunamalyanRazmik Email:drazmik89@mail.ru

2. Post modernism The main criterias of Qol are given by WHO: They are: • Physical • Psychological. • Level of independence. • Social life • Enviroment • Menthal condition The problem of QOL cordinates MAPI research institute.

3. STUDY OBJECTIVE Our research aim is give hygenic estimation QOL of children aged 3 mounts to a year.

4. STUDY METHODS The object of our research were 50 children which completed in the Heratsi and Muratsan university polyclinics.

5. QUALIN The basic and effective method to study Qol is QUALIN questionnare. The questionare was assisite in 3 stages • The first stage is direct translation • The second stage isreverse translation. • The third stage is testing on patients

6. QUALIN QUALIN questionnaire consists of 3 parts • Behavior and communication • The ability to stay alone and social life • Neuropsychical development and physical health.

7. QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN UP TO ONE YEAR • In studied population boys were 48% (n = 24), and the girls `52% (n = 26). • The majority of children (82.5%) were born in the first, 15.8% in the second, and 1.7% the third pregnancy. • 95.7% of the cases the pregnancy was normal 4.3% of children were born from complicated pregnanancy.

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10. The structure of parents social status • Demographic analysis revealed that the majority of the parents was a proffesional worker. • 64% of cases, mother and father had higher education.

11. RESULTS • Family's social status analysis shows that 64.0% of families have one child, 24% have two, and only 12% have three children. • Average families were 60%, and large (6 or more members) were 20%. • 96% of cases studied families (by type), were whole family. • The majority of children (83, 2%) have normal neuropsichological development.

12. Children health groups 2/3 of children have first health group.

13. We studied Qol of children which had special perinatalcondition,anemia and rickets.

14. “Behavior and communication parameter dependenced from the following factors. • Physical development ( Rxy = +0,5, p = 0,01, Rxy = +0,4, p = 0,01) • Health groups (Rxy = - 0,8, p = 0,02) • Social climate (Rxy = +0,5, p = 0,01) • Family members      (Rxy = +0,5, p = 0,01) • Children from poor families (Rxy = +0,2, p = 0,01): • Breast-feeding duration strong, direct correlation (Rxy= +0,75, p = 0,01): • Delivery sequence number of medium intensity, is directly proportional (Rxy = +0,6, p = 0,01):

15. “ Ability to stay alone parameter affected by the following factors • Body weight (Rxy = 0,3, p = 0,05), • Neuropshyological development (Rxy = -0,8, p = 0,01), • Health group, (Rxy = -0,8, p = 0,01):

16. Quality of life parameter influenced by the family environment • The weight of the body, (Rxy = 0,3, p = 0,01), • The health group (Rxy = -0,6, p = 0,05), • Psychological climate Rxy = 0,71, p = 0,01),): • The duration of breast-feeding, (Rxy = 0,5, p = 0,04):

17. Conclusion • QOL dependenced • Children sex • Age • Diseases • Health group • Nutrition • Family members • Family psychosocial climate

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