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September 10, 2025HealthcareOpen Access

Health-Related Quality of Life and Internalising Symptoms in Romanian Children with Congenital Cardiac Malformations: A Single-Centre Cross-Sectional Analysis

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ADAndrada DumitruAKAndreea Mihaela KișMBM.A. Badea

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis highlights reduced health-related quality of life and increased internalising symptoms in children with more severe congenital cardiac malformations.

Key Points

  • Health-related quality of life declines significantly with increasing severity of congenital cardiac malformations.
  • Mean Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory scores ranged from 80.9 in mild cases to 63.1 in severe cases, with notable statistical significance.
  • The analysis utilized validated questionnaires to assess HRQoL, depression, and anxiety among 72 children in a cardiology clinic.
  • Findings suggest that psychosocial support should be tailored according to the anatomical severity of congenital cardiac malformations.

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Dumitru et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23f1fb210217d64794e53https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13151882
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