Screening for and promotion of health related quality of life in children an adolescents - a european public health perspective

Objective

In health surveys as well as on European level little information exists about the perceived health, i.e. quality of life, of children and adolescents in the community. The project aims at a co-operative European development of standardised screening instruments for children's quality of life, which will be used in representative national and European health surveys. It also aims at identifying children at risk interims of their subjective health to suggest early intervention possibilities. In addition the project addresses the impact of chronic health conditions on quality of life in children/adolescents including social and behavioural factors as determinants perceived health. After the instrument development phase, the standardised measures of Sol and their determinants will be used in representative population surveys in the participating countries and will be implemented and evaluated in national health services.

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-10. - Public health and health services research

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

ROBERT KOCH-INSTITUT

Address

Nordufer 20
13353 Berlin
Germany

Participants (9)

CATALAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH

Spain

Address

Travessera De Les Corts, 131-159 Pavello Ave Maria
08028 Barcelona

HEALTH PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

Hungary

Address

Andrassy, 82
1062 Budapest

LUDWIG BOLTZMANN GESELLSCHAFT - OESTERREICHISCHE VEREINIGUNG ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTLICHEN FORSCHUNG

Austria

Address

Operngasse 6/5
1010 Wien

NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MOTHER AND CHILD

Poland

Address

Kasprazaka, 17 A
01-211 Warsaw

NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - TNO

Netherlands

Address

9,Zernikedreef 9 Gaubius
2301 CE Leiden

PRAGUE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

Czechia

Address

Ustavni 91
181 03 Praha

PUBLIC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SYSTEM OF MARSEILLE

France

Address

27, Bd Jean Moulin - Faculte De Medecine
13385 Marseille

UNIVERSITY OF BERNE

Switzerland

Address

11,Finkenhubelweg 11
3012 Bern

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

United Kingdom

Address

Morningside Park Royal Edinburgh Hospital
EH10 5HF Edinburgh