AUTHOR=Quitmann Julia , Bloemeke Janika , Silva Neuza , Bullinger Monika , Witt Stefanie , Akkurt Ilker , Dunstheimer Desiree , Vogel Christian , Böttcher Volker , Kuhnle Krahl Ursula , Bettendorf Markus , Schönau Eckhard , Fricke-Otto Susanne , Keller Alexandra , Mohnike Klaus , Dörr Helmuth-Günther TITLE=Quality of Life of Short-Statured Children Born Small for Gestational Age or Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency Within 1 Year of Growth Hormone Treatment JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics VOLUME=7 YEAR=2019 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2019.00164 DOI=10.3389/fped.2019.00164 ISSN=2296-2360 ABSTRACT=
Aside from clinical endpoints like height gain, health-related quality of life has also become an important outcome indicator in the medical field. However, the data on short stature and health-related quality of life is inconsistent. Therefore, we examined changes in health-related quality of life in German children with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency or children born small for gestational age before and after 12 months of human growth hormone treatment. Children with idiopathic short stature without treatment served as a comparison group. At baseline, health-related quality of life data of 154 patients with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency (