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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on March 3, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsi073
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Journal of Pediatric Psychology © The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oupjournals.org
Received May 27, 2004
Revised September 20, 2004
Accepted October 12, 2004

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Personality Predicts Quality of Life in Pediatric Patients with Unintentional Injuries: A 1-Year Follow-up Study

Margarete Vollrath PhD1* and Markus A. Landolt PhD2

1 University of Oslo and
2 University Children’s Hospital

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Margarete Vollrath, E-mail: margarete.vollrath{at}psykologi.uio.no


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Objective Few studies have charted the course of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in pediatric injury patients, and no studies so far have examined the extent to which variations in HRQoL 1 month and 1 year after injury are influenced by the child’s personality. Method One hundred and seven pediatric injury victims (6-14 years old) completed an interview on HRQoL and were rated on the personality domains of the Five-Factor Model by their mothers 1 month and 1 year after the incident. Results HRQoL was compromised after 1 month, particularly in the physical domain, but improved significantly after 1 year. Lower HRQoL after 1 month was predicted by female gender, injury severity, functional status, and neuroticism. After 1 year, lower HRQoL was predicted by concurrent functional status and neuroticism. Conclusions Even if HRQoL in children with unintentional injuries returns to normal levels after 1 year, significant variations remain, which are in part explained by personality.

Keywords: children and adolescents; Five-Factor Model; health-related quality of life; pediatric patients; personality; unintentional injuries.
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