Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0006p192 | (1) | ICCBH2017

Development of an osteogenesis imperfecta specific quality of life measure

Hill Claire , Baird Wendy , Walters Stephen

Objectives: Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a hereditary disorder effecting approximately 1 in 20 000 births. Symptoms include; low bone mass, recurrent fractures, varying degrees of short stature and deformity. There is currently no disease specific quality of life (QoL) measure for children with OI. This study used a mixed methods approach to develop a QoL measure for the paediatric OI population. Patient reported outcome measure development is an iterative process, moving b...