Psychosocial distress and functioning of Greek youth with cystic fibrosis: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Chryssa Bakoula, Konstantina Kostakou, Chara Tzavara, George Giannakopoulos, Stelios Christogiorgos, Stavroula Diareme, Stavros Doudounakis, Gerasimos Kolaitis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Biopsychosocial model
medicine.medical_specialty Children and adolescents Social Psychology Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Cystic fibrosis Self-esteem Medicine Psychiatry Child Behavior Checklist Psychology(all) Biological Psychiatry General Psychology media_common Psychopathology business.industry Research medicine.disease Social adjustment Psychiatry and Mental health Distress Family functioning business Psychosocial Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Biopsychosocial Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1751-0759 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1751-0759-8-13 |
| Popis: | Background To assess psychosocial functioning and distress of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis compared to healthy controls. Methods Thirty-six patients with cystic fibrosis aged 8–18 years (24 boys, mean age ± SD: 11.5 ± 2.6 years) and 31 sex- and age-matched healthy control subjects (18 boys, mean age ± SD: 12 ± 2.5 years) were enrolled in the study. In order to assess the self-esteem, social adjustment, and family functioning of these young people, the Culture-free Self-esteem Inventory, the Social Adjustment Scale–Self-Report, and the Family Assessment Device were administered. Emotional/ behavioral problems were assessed through the Youth Self Report and the Child Behavior Checklist given to both the subjects and their parents. Results No significant differences were found for self-esteem between the two study groups. Regarding social adjustment, children with cystic fibrosis reported significantly worse friendship and overall adjustment (P |
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