Characteristics of social networks in adolescents with end-stage renal disease treated with renal transplantation
| Autor: | Sanford M. Melzer, Leslie R. Jaffe, Lewis Reisman, Kenneth V. Lieberman, Bonnie J. Leadbeater |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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Adolescent Psychology Adolescent Psychological intervention Disease Social Environment End stage renal disease Social skills Body Image medicine Humans Social isolation Social change Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support Kidney Transplantation Self Concept Transplantation Acute Disease Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Kidney Diseases medicine.symptom Psychology Psychosocial Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Adolescent Health Care. 10:308-312 |
| ISSN: | 0197-0070 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0197-0070(89)90063-6 |
| Popis: | In adolescents, the establishment of same- and opposite-sex nonfamily peer relations facilitates the normal development of independence and separation from family. Adolescents with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) may be particularly vulnerable to delayed social development and isolation from their peers because of the unique physical and psychosocial aspects of their illness. The characteristics of the social networks of 16 adolescents with ESRD treated with renal transplantation were studied using the Social Networks of Youth Questionnaire. Compared with a matched group of healthy adolescents, these teenagers named fewer significant others in their total social networks, as well as fewer unrelated and opposite-sex peers. Family members comprised a greater proportion of the transplant patients' networks compared to controls. Self-esteem, measured by the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Scale, was similar for transplant and control groups, with the exception of home self-esteem, which was higher in the chronically ill adolescents. Body image was somewhat lower, but not significantly, in adolescents with ESRD. The characteristics of the chronically ill adolescents' social networks suggest that these patients may experience a degree of social isolation. Interventions that promote increased peer contacts and enhance interpersonal skills should be included in the psychosocial management of adolescents with ESRD after renal transplantation. |
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