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Development and validation of a parent proxy bronchiectasis child quality of life instrument: The BC-QoL

2025-12-17 respiratory medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundQuality of life (QoL), the highest prioritised outcome by children with bronchiectasis and their parents, is a patient-reported outcome measure increasingly considered essential when evaluating health and interventions. Despite this, there are no validated instruments that specifically measure QoL related to bronchiectasis in children. We aimed to develop and validate a new bronchiectasis child-specific parent-proxy QoL instrument (BC-QoL). MethodsWe developed a draft 44-item BC-QoL a...

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