Research on quality of life in children with immune thrombocytopenia

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a common bleeding disease in children.Recent advances has indicated that such factors as decreased platelet, fear of bleeding, prognosis, therapy associated side effect and restricted activities, usually decreased quality of life of patients and their parents.This review focuses on domestic and overseas researches on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children with ITP, in order to attract more scholars′ attention.HRQoL should be recommended as an important indicator in treatment and management of ITP. Key words: Immune thrombocytopenia; Quality of life; The kids′ immune thrombocytopenia tools; Child