TNNMC Journal of Pediatric Nursing
  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 2

Assessment of Health Related Quality of Life Among Hospitalized Children with Chronic Illness

  • Author:
  • A Reena Evency1, D Shiny Mary2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Published Online: Feb 27, 2026
  • Page Number: 34 to 37

1Principal, St. Xavier's Catholic College of Nursing, Nagercoil

2Associate Professor, St. Xavier's Catholic College of Nursing, Nagercoil

Online published on 27 February, 2026.

Abstract

Children with Chronic Illness face ongoing Health challenges that affect their physical, emotional, social and academic development. A Study was conducted to assess the health related quality on hospitalized children with chronic illness. 30 hospitalized children with chronic illness were selected for this study using convenient sampling technique. Quantitative research approach with descriptive design was adopted. Data were collected through structured interview using paediatric quality of life inventory. The findings revealed that, 6(20%) of them had good quality of life, 24(80%) of them had average quality of life and 0(0%) of them had poor quality of life.

Keywords

Quality of life, Hospitalized children, Chronic illness