Abstract OBJECTIVE: To study the differences in quality of life and psychosocial function between children with short stature and children with normal stature. METHODS: The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) was used to survey 53 children aged 5-18 years who were diagnosed with short stature between June 2011 and June 2012, and their parents or guardians. Seventy-nine healthy children aged 4-17 years were selected as the control group. RESULTS: For PedsQL Child-Self Report, the children with short stature had a significantly higher total score than the control children (25.3±11.2 vs 21.1±10.3; P0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Children with short stature have poorer development of psychosocial function than children with normal stature.
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