Functional outcome in pediatric hydrocephalus: results of applying the Spanish version of the Hydrocephalus Outcome Questionnaire

OBJECTIVEThe aims of the study were to assess whether the Spanish version of the Hydrocephalus Outcome Questionnaire (HOQ) could be useful for the evaluation and comparison of outcomes in the patients in the authors’ region with those in patients in other institutions and to analyze predictors of functional outcome in patients with a shunt.METHODSThe authors performed this cross-sectional study between March 2015 and April 2016. All the parents of a pediatric patient with hydrocephalus who attended the Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga neurosurgery outpatient clinic were invited to enroll in the study and complete the HOQ–Spanish version. Age at diagnosis and at the time of the study, clinical data, shunt complications, and socioeconomic factors were also recorded. A descriptive analysis was performed, and independent variables related to the HOQ scores were studied.RESULTSA total of 132 patients participated in the study (100% participation rate). The mean ages were 16.74 months (range 0–142 mont...