Internalizing Symptoms and Functional Disability in Children With Noncardiac Chest Pain and Innocent Heart Murmurs
| Autor: | Jordan Gilleland, Ronald L. Blount, Patricia Simpson, Jennifer L. Lee, Robert M. Campbell, Kenneth J. Dooley, Gregory L Johnson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Parents Chest Pain medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Anxiety Disability Evaluation Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Medicine Somatization disorder Child Depression (differential diagnoses) Heart Murmurs Depression business.industry medicine.disease Disabled Children Distress Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Anxiety sensitivity Heart murmur Physical therapy Female medicine.symptom business Somatization Psychosocial Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 38:255-264 |
| ISSN: | 1465-735X 0146-8693 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jpepsy/jss111 |
| Popis: | Objective To examine the occurrence of internalizing symptoms and functional disability in children with noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) compared with children with innocent heart murmurs (IHMs). Method 67 children with NCCP (M [SD] age = 12.61 [2.63]; 68.7% Caucasian) and 62 children with IHM (M [SD] age = 12.67 [2.62]; 50% Caucasian) were recruited from pediatric cardiology offices. Children and parents completed measures of psychological functioning and functional disability during a first visit to the cardiologist before diagnosis. Results Children with NCCP reported greater levels of anxiety, depression, and anxiety sensitivity than children with IHM. Children with NCCP and their parents reported greater levels of functional disability and somatization than children with IHM and their parents. Conclusion Children with NCCP experience greater levels of psychosocial distress and impairment than similarly physically healthy children with IHM. Consideration of psychosocial influences on NCCP would likely be beneficial in aiding assessment and treatment. |
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