Acta medica Croatica : c̆asopis Hravatske akademije medicinskih znanosti
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The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the family socioeconomic status (SES) on health related quality of life (HRQoL) in children operated on for congenital heart defects. ⋯ The results of HRQoL according to parental proxy report indicated low SES to influence various aspects of HRQoL in children operated on for congenital heart defects. This could be explained by the fact that the risk factors associated with low SES may directly or indirectly affect not only family HRQoL but also HRQoL of children operated on for congenital heart defects. Therefore, it appears necessary for the low SES families with a child suffering from chronic disease to receive help from wider community to solve the above mentioned problem.