Quality of Life Before and After Transcatheter Ablation in Children With Arrythmias

Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to Quality of Life Inventory paediatrics (PedsQL) version 4.0 questionnaire.

The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items).

A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem).

Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.

Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to Quality of Life Inventory paediatrics (PedsQL) version 4.0 questionnaire.

The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items).

A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem).

Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.

Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to Quality of Life Inventory paediatrics (PedsQL) version 4.0 questionnaire.

The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items).

A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem).

Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.

Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to Quality of Life Inventory paediatrics (PedsQL) version 4.0 questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items). A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem). Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.

Level of activity before and after transcatheter ablation according to to the Ricci and Gagnon questionnaire.

The self-assessment questionnaire is used to determine the patient's activity profile: inactive, active or very active. It consists of 9 questions with 5 suggested answers (giving a score from 1 to 5 for each answer given).

The higher the score, the more active the profile (Less than 18 points in total: Inactive, Between 18 and 35 points in total: Active, More than 35 points in total: Very active).

Level of activity before and after transcatheter ablation according to to the Ricci and Gagnon questionnaire The self-assessment questionnaire is used to determine the patient's activity profile: inactive, active or very active. It consists of 9 questions with 5 suggested answers (giving a score from 1 to 5 for each answer given).

The higher the score, the more active the profile (Less than 18 points in total: Inactive, Between 18 and 35 points in total: Active, More than 35 points in total: Very active).

Level of activity before and after transcatheter ablation according to to the Ricci and Gagnon questionnaire The self-assessment questionnaire is used to determine the patient's activity profile: inactive, active or very active. It consists of 9 questions with 5 suggested answers (giving a score from 1 to 5 for each answer given).

The higher the score, the more active the profile (Less than 18 points in total: Inactive, Between 18 and 35 points in total: Active, More than 35 points in total: Very active).

Level of activity before and after transcatheter ablation according to to the Ricci and Gagnon questionnaire. The self-assessment questionnaire is used to determine the patient's activity profile: inactive, active or very active. It consists of 9 questions with 5 suggested answers (giving a score from 1 to 5 for each answer given). The higher the score, the more active the profile (Less than 18 points in total: Inactive, Between 18 and 35 points in total: Active, More than 35 points in total: Very active).

Level of anxiety before and after transcatheter ablation according to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) questionnaire.

The STAIC comprises 2 series of 20 items each: one concerns anxiety as a 'personality trait'; the other series concerns the subject's 'state of anxiety' at the time of completing the questionnaire, which may fluctuate over time.

Each item is rated on a scale of 1 to 3. The overall score is obtained by a simple sum. The overall score varies between 20 and 60. The threshold score defining pathological anxiety is 34. The higher the score, the more anxious the patient.

Level of anxiety before and after transcatheter ablation according to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) questionnaire.

The STAIC comprises 2 series of 20 items each: one concerns anxiety as a 'personality trait'; the other series concerns the subject's 'state of anxiety' at the time of completing the questionnaire, which may fluctuate over time.

Each item is rated on a scale of 1 to 3. The overall score is obtained by a simple sum. The overall score varies between 20 and 60. The threshold score defining pathological anxiety is 34. The higher the score, the more anxious the patient.

Level of anxiety before and after transcatheter ablation according to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) questionnaire.

The STAIC comprises 2 series of 20 items each: one concerns anxiety as a 'personality trait'; the other series concerns the subject's 'state of anxiety' at the time of completing the questionnaire, which may fluctuate over time.

Each item is rated on a scale of 1 to 3. The overall score is obtained by a simple sum. The overall score varies between 20 and 60. The threshold score defining pathological anxiety is 34. The higher the score, the more anxious the patient.

Level of anxiety before and after transcatheter ablation according to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) questionnaire. The STAIC comprises 2 series of 20 items each: one concerns anxiety as a 'personality trait'; the other series concerns the subject's 'state of anxiety' at the time of completing the questionnaire, which may fluctuate over time. Each item is rated on a scale of 1 to 3. The overall score is obtained by a simple sum. The overall score varies between 20 and 60. The threshold score defining pathological anxiety is 34. The higher the score, the more anxious the patient.

Level of depression before and after transcatheter ablation according to the Child Depression Inventory (CDI) questionnaire.

This questionnaire measures the intensity of depression in children and adolescents aged 7 to 17.

Each item is scored from 0 (normal behaviour for age or absent) to 2 (severe). Adding the items together gives a total score of between 0 and 54. The higher the score, the more pathological the condition.

Level of depression before and after transcatheter ablation according to the Child Depression Inventory (CDI) questionnaire.

This questionnaire measures the intensity of depression in children and adolescents aged 7 to 17.

Each item is scored from 0 (normal behaviour for age or absent) to 2 (severe). Adding the items together gives a total score of between 0 and 54. The higher the score, the more pathological the condition.

Level of depression before and after transcatheter ablation according to the Child Depression Inventory (CDI) questionnaire.

This questionnaire measures the intensity of depression in children and adolescents aged 7 to 17.

Each item is scored from 0 (normal behaviour for age or absent) to 2 (severe). Adding the items together gives a total score of between 0 and 54. The higher the score, the more pathological the condition.

Level of depression before and after transcatheter ablation according to the Child Depression Inventory (CDI) questionnaire. This questionnaire measures the intensity of depression in children and adolescents aged 7 to 17. Each item is scored from 0 (normal behaviour for age or absent) to 2 (severe). Adding the items together gives a total score of between 0 and 54. The higher the score, the more pathological the condition.

Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to PedsQL version 4.0 parents-kid questionnaire

The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items).

A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem).

Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.

Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to PedsQL version 4.0 parents-kid questionnaire

The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items).

A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem).

Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.

Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to PedsQL version 4.0 parents-kid questionnaire

The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items).

A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem).

Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.

Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to PedsQL version 4.0 parents-kid questionnaire The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items). A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem). Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.