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Table 2 Included Studies

From: A review of quality of life themes in Duchenne muscular dystrophy for patients and carers

First author

Study type

Data source

N

Country

Method of quality of life measurement

Baiardini et al., 2011 [7]

Cross sectional survey

DMD boys & families

27

Italy

Parent-proxy HRQoL

Bendixen et al., 2012 [2]

Case-control survey

DMD boys & controls

50

US

Self-reported QoL

Bendixen et al., 2014 [60]

Cross sectional survey

DMD boys by age

60

US

Self-reported participation in daily activities

Bloetzer et al., 2012 [61]

Cross sectional survey

DMD boys

63

Switzerland

Parent-proxy sleep disturbances

Bray et al., 2011 [62]

Cohort survey, 6 month follow up

DMD boys & controls

34

Australia

Parent-proxy HRQoL

Bray et al., 2010 [8]

Cross sectional survey

DMD boys & parents

35

Australia

Self-reported & parent-proxy HRQoL

Cavazza et al., 2016 [56]

Cross sectional survey

Patients or caregiver

422

UK & 7 European countries

Self-reported or parent-proxy HRQoL

Dany et al., 2015 [35]

Tool development

NMD patients

159

France

Self-reported HRQoL

Davison et al., 2011 [28]

Qualitative study

DMD & other NMD adolescents

13

UK

Self-reported social well being

Elsenbruch et al., 2013 [20]

Cross sectional survey

DMD children, adolescents & adults

50

Germany

Self-reported HRQoL

Garralda et al., 2013 [30]

Cohort study

DMD boys

19

UK

Emotional impact of gene-modifying trial

Geers et al., 2011 [55]

Case-control survey

DMD children, adults & matched controls

36

Germany

Self-reported HRQoL

Heutinck et al., 2015 [27]

Case-control survey

DMD boys & healthy controls

86

Holland

Physical activity [respondent not reported]

Houwen et al., 2014 [40]

Cross sectional survey

DMD boys & parents

40

Holland

Self-reported & parent-proxy HRQoL

Hunt et al., 2016 [17]

Cross sectional interviews & survey

DMD boys & adult & parent pairs

12

UK

Self-reported & parent-proxy QoL

Klingels et al., 2016 [31]

Tool development

Systematic review & expert opinion

194

Belgium

Activities of daily living

Landfelt et al., 2016 [37]

Cross sectional multi-national survey

DMD patients & parents & general population reference values from Canada

770

UK, Europe & USA

Self-reported & parent-proxy HRQoL

Landfelt et al., 2016 [32]

Cross sectional survey

Caregivers & general population reference values from Canada

770

UK, Europe & USA

Caregiver HRQoL & burden

Lim et al., 2014 [63]

Cross sectional survey

DMD boys & parents

63

US

Self-reported & parent-proxy HRQoL

Lue et al., 2016 [54]

Cross sectional survey

DMD adolescents & adults

46

Taiwan

HRQoL & global QoL [respondent not reported]

Ly et al., 2013 [21]

Cross sectional survey

DMD adults

10

US

Self-reported or proxy social & medical support

Madsen et al., 2014 [22]

Cross sectional survey

DMD adults

79

Denmark

Self-reported QoL

Magliano et al., 2015 [44]

Cross sectional survey

Relatives of MD patients

502

Italy

Caregiver burden

Magliano et al., 2014 [19]

Case-control survey

DMD parent vs Becker parent

246

Italy

Self-reported caregiver burden

Martinsen et al., 2012 [23]

Cross sectional interview

DMD adults

16

Denmark

Self-reported dependence on care

Mason et al., 2016 [64]

Cross sectional survey

DMD adults

29

Australia

Self-reported QoL

McSweeney et al., 2011 [65]

Cross sectional survey

DMD children

39

Ireland

Self- reported & parent-proxy HRQoL

Messina et al., 2016 [34]

Cohort survey, 12-month follow up

Ambulatory DMD

98

Italy

Self-reported & parent-proxy HRQOL

Nozoe et al., 2014 [66]

Cross sectional survey

Mothers of DMD children & control mothers

20

Brazil

Parent sexual function

Ozyurt et al., 2015 [46]

Case-control study

DMD, parents & controls

17

Turkey

Self-reported, parent-proxy QoL & parent anxiety

Pangalila et al., 2015 [42]

Cross sectional survey

DMD adults

80

Holland

Patient HRQoL [respondent not reported]

Pangalila et al., 2012 [33]

Cross sectional study

Parents of severely disabled DMD adults

80

Holland

Subjective caregiver burden

Peay et al., 2016 [67]

Cohort survey, 2 yr. follow up

Mothers of DMD children

205

US

Caregiver burden

Peay et al., 2013 [26]

Cross sectional survey

Parents of DMD children

119

US

Caregiver burden

Reha et al., 2014 [25]

Cohort survey

DMD patients

47

US

Self-reported or parent-proxy QoL

Riss et al., 2012 [68]

Cross sectional survey

DMD boys

25

US

Chart review & parent-proxy QoL

Simon et al., 2011 [11]

Cohort survey, 1 year

DMD patients

95

Brazil

QoL during steroid therapy [respondent not reported]

Soares et al., 2015 [45]

Cross sectional survey

DMD children & caregivers

35

Brazil

Patient QoL

Caregiver QoL

Steffensen et al., 2015 [24]

Cross sectional survey

DMD adults

183

UK & 6 European countries

Self-reported HRQoL

Thomas et al., 2014 [29]

Cross sectional interview

Caregivers

60

India

Caregiver burden

Uzark et al., 2012 [43]

Case-control survey

DMD boys, parents & matched controls

117

US

Self-reported & parent-proxy HRQoL

Wei et al., 2016 [39]

Cross sectional survey

Families of DMD boys

176

Canada

Parent-proxy HRQoL

Wei et al., 2014 [41]

Case-control survey

DMD children

176

Canada

Self- report & parent-proxy HRQoL

Wong et al., 2015 [18]

Audit, interviews & survey

Clinical records & parent survey

49

Australia

Parents’ experiences from first noticing symptoms to receiving a diagnosis

Zamani et al., 2016 [69]

Case-control survey

DMD boys, parents & healthy controls

85

Iran

Self-reported & parent-proxy QoL