Association between signs of psychological distress up to 18 months and decrease in quality of life at six years of age

Authors

  • Angela Di Paolo Mota Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Psicologia
  • Rogério Lerner Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Psicologia
  • Ana Maria de Ulhôa Escobar Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina
  • Maria Cristina Machado Kupfer Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Psicologia
  • Francisco Marcelo Monteiro da Rocha Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp)
  • Luiz Silva dos Santos Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Psicologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-656420130043

Abstract

At the request of the Ministry of Health, a protocol of Clinical Risk Indicators for Child Development (IRDI) capable of detecting risk for psychic development disorders in infants aged between 0 and 18 months was developed and validated. This study aimed to verify the degree of association between IRDI and two other instruments for assessing quality of life: Autoquestionnaire Qualité de Vie Enfant Image - AUQUEI and Child Health Questionnaire - CHQ, both already validated in Brazil and applied at the age of six years. The sample comprised 46 children from three health centers in São Paulo, Brazil. The results indicated that IRDI was not sensitive to the assessment of quality of life achieved by using AUQUEI. However, a statistically significant association found between the results of IRDI and CHQ showed higher capacity of IRDI to predict quality of life related to psychosocial index than the physical index of the same instrument.

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Published

2015-12-01

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Association between signs of psychological distress up to 18 months and decrease in quality of life at six years of age . (2015). Psicologia USP, 26(3), 464-473. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-656420130043