- Title
- Requirements for improving health and well-being of children with Prader-Willi syndrome and their families
- Creator
- Mackay, Jessica; McCallum, Zoe; Ambler, Geoffrey R.; Vora, Komal; Nixon, Gillian; Bergman, Philip; Shields, Nora; Milner, Kate; Kapur, Nitin; Crock, Patricia; Caudri, Daan; Curran, Jaqueline; Verge, Charles; Seton, Chris; Tai, Andrew; Tham, Elaine; Musthaffa, Yassmin; Lafferty, Antony R.; Blecher, Greg; Harper, Jessica; Schofield, Cara; Nielsen, Aleisha; Wilson, Andrew; Leonard, Helen; Choong, Catherine S.; Downs, Jenny
- Relation
- Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health Vol. 55, Issue 9, p. 1029-1037
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14546
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic condition with multi-system involvement. The literature was reviewed to describe neurodevelopment and the behavioural phenotype, endocrine and metabolic disorders and respiratory and sleep functioning. Implications for child and family quality of life were explored. Challenging behaviours contribute to poorer well-being and quality of life for both the child and caregiver. Recent evidence indicates healthy outcomes of weight and height can be achieved with growth hormone therapy and dietary restriction and should be the current target for all individuals with PWS. Gaps in the literature included therapies to manage challenging behaviours, as well as understanding the effects of growth hormone on respiratory and sleep function. New knowledge regarding the transition of children and families from schooling and paediatric health services to employment, accommodation and adult health services is also needed. Developing a national population-based registry could address these knowledge gaps and inform advocacy for support services that improve the well-being of individuals with PWS and their families.
- Subject
- endocrine; hyperphagia; Prader-Willi syndroe; quality of life; sleep disordered breathing
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1459563
- Identifier
- uon:45712
- Identifier
- ISSN:1034-4810
- Rights
- © The Authors. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians) This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
- Language
- eng
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