Abstract:
:The development of a scale to measure perceived illness experience in young people with cancer is described. Areas of concern were first identified through semistructured interviews conducted with children and adolescents. As a result, 78 items were generated to cover the main areas identified (physical appearance, interference with activity, peer rejection, integration in school, manipulation, parental behaviour, disclosure, preoccupation with illness, and impact of treatment). These items were rated (on five point scales) by 41 patients (mean age 14.6 years) and 35 of their parents. Measures of physical functioning (symptoms, functional disability, and restrictions) and psychological functioning (symptoms) were included for validation purposes. Test-retest reliability was calculated on the basis of ratings made by a subsample of parents on two separate occasions. A 34 item scale was constructed with four items in each of the areas identified above, except for physical appearance (n = 2). The scale has adequate internal reliability and validity. There were significant correlations between parents and their children on all subscales except for illness disclosure and impact of treatment, suggesting that parents may be less reliable informants for their children in these contexts. The scale has potential use in clinical contexts, in evaluating the psychosocial impact of different treatment regimens, and as an outcome measure in intervention work.
journal_name
Arch Dis Childjournal_title
Archives of disease in childhoodauthors
Eiser C,Havermans T,Craft A,Kernahan Jdoi
10.1136/adc.72.4.302subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-04-01 00:00:00pages
302-7issue
4eissn
0003-9888issn
1468-2044journal_volume
72pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Persistent daytime incontinence is a fairly uncommon but important problem. Videourodynamic studies were carried out in 215 children presenting with this problem in whom there were no neurological signs and who had not responded to simple measures. Over 90% of symptomatic children were shown to have an abnormality, of...
journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.62.2.128
更新日期:1987-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Clostridium difficile cytopathic toxin was found in the faeces or gut content of five of 39 neonates with necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). Toxin concentrations were uniformly low and did not differ from those found in healthy neonates. C difficile is unlikely to be involved in the pathogenesis of NEC. Stools from 33 b...
journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.59.3.270
更新日期:1984-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.83.5.413
更新日期:2000-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Concerns have been raised about the hazards of the insulin tolerance test (ITT), used to measure growth hormone secretion. In Glasgow, we continue to use this test, adhering to a strict protocol. A review of outcome over a 10 year period (1989-99), during which 550 ITTs were performed, was undertaken. No serious adver...
journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.87.4.354
更新日期:2002-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Outcome of children with intestinal failure (IF) has improved on treatment with parenteral nutrition (PN). The effects of PN and IF on body composition (BC) are unknown. The aim was to review BC in PN-treated children and those weaned off and to compare with reference data. DESIGN:Children on long-term/home ...
journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303516
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To investigate the emotional reactions of registrars following the death of a child. METHODS:A multicentre study to determine the sources of support for registrars and the use of debriefing following a child's death. A questionnaire was sent or given to registrars within the South West Region. RESULTS:There was a...
journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1136/adc.2005.076760
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::A survey of 158 children with acute haematogenous osteomyelitis, and of 94 children with acute septic arthritis over an 8-year period was made to determine which bacteria cause these infections. In the osteomyelitis group the organism most frequently detected was Staphylococcus aureus (74% of cases). In 16% of cases s...
journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.52.9.679
更新日期:1977-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/archdischild-2019-317997
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.65.2.225
更新日期:1990-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.88.11.1005
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.62.11.1165
更新日期:1987-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1136/adc.61.2.196
更新日期:1986-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.63.7.821
更新日期:1988-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.67.3.332
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/archdischild-2011-301621
更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.88.3.211
更新日期:2003-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Seventy three preterm infants weighing less than 1500 g or less than 32 weeks' gestation, or both, were allocated randomly to treatment (fresh frozen plasma 10 ml/kg on admission and at 24 hours of age) or control groups. Fifteen (41%) out of 37 control patients sustained intraventricular haemorrhage compared with fiv...
journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1136/adc.60.8.710
更新日期:1985-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To assess factors associated with granting of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for Down syndrome. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey. SETTING:Families with a child with Down syndrome enrolled in a community-based trial of vitamin supplementation. PARTICIPANTS:156 children with trisomy 21 (59% male, 20% no...
journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.2006.112839
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.66.1_spec_no.37
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.56.12.949
更新日期:1981-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.60.6.581
更新日期:1985-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.56.5.382
更新日期:1981-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1136/adc.68.2.227
更新日期:1993-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.61.4.323
更新日期:1986-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.59.8.779
更新日期:1984-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1136/adc.60.11.1078
更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To examine whether behavioural or cognitive sequelae of otitis media with effusion (OME) continue into late childhood and the early teens (11-18 years). SETTING:Data from a large multipurpose birth cohort study: the Dunedin multidisciplinary health and development study. PARTICIPANTS:Around 1000 children fr...
journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.85.2.91
更新日期:2001-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.2003.028803
更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The urinary citrate/creatinine ratio was evaluated in 25 children with idiopathic calcium urolithiasis and 24 controls. The mean (SD) urinary citrate/creatinine ratio in controls and patients was 0.510 (0.205) and 0.181 (0.076), respectively, a statistically significant difference. In neither group was there a relatio...
journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.74.4.350
更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The clinical, radiological, and biochemical features of 2 male children with mannosidosis are described. Superficially they appeared to suffer from Hurler's syndrome, but the facies, eye signs, radiological and cytological features were atypical. Excess urinary oligosaccharides were found by thin-layer chromatography....
journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.52.12.937
更新日期:1977-12-01 00:00:00