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Long term psychosocial outcomes of congenital heart disease (CHD) in adolescent...
Areias, Maria; Pinto, Catarina; Vieira, Patrícia; Teixeira, Flávio; Coelho, Rosália; Freitas, Isabela; Matos, Samantha; Castro, Marta; Sarmento, SofiaBackground: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a chronic illness with a high frequency in the worldwide population, and is normally diagnosed at birth or in uterus. Because of better conditions in diagnosis and early medical and surgical treatment, patients have survival rates of 90% and go further and further in life, facing different challenges in life cycle. In this study, we tested the effects of different d...
Psychosocial adjustment, psychiatric morbidity and quality of life in adolescen...
Coelho, Rosália; Teixeira, Flávio; Silva, Ana; Vaz, Cláudia; Vieira, Daniela; Proença, Cidália; Moura, Cláudia; Viana, Victor; Areias, JoséObjectives We aimed to study the psychosocial adjustment (PSA), psychiatric morbidity and quality of life of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) to determine which demographic and clinical variables negatively affect adjustment and which increase resilience. Methods The study included 74 patients with CHD, 41 male and 33 female, aged between 12 and 26 years (mean 18.76±3.86). Demogr...
Long term psychosocial outcomes of congenital heart disease (CHD) in adolescent...
Areias, Maria; Pinto, Catarina; Vieira, Patrícia; Teixeira, Flávio; Coelho, Rosália; Freitas, Isabela; Matos, Samantha; Castro, Marta; Sarmento, SofiaCongenital heart disease (CHD) is a chronic illness with a high frequency in the worldwide population, and is normally diagnosed at birth or in uterus. Because of better conditions in diagnosis and early medical and surgical treatment, patients have survival rates of 90% and go further and further in life, facing different challenges in life cycle. In this study, we tested the effects of different demographic, ...
Quality of Life Experienced by Adolescents and Young Adults with Congenital Hea...
Teixeira, Flávio; Coelho, Rosália; Proença, Cidália; Silva, Ana; Vieira, Daniela; Vaz, Cláudia; Moura, Cláudia; Viana, Victor; Areias, JoséThis study aimed to assess the quality of life (QOL) experienced by adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) and to determine which factors negatively affect adjustment and which factors increase resilience. The participants in the study were 74 patients with CHD (41 males and 33 females) ranging in age from 12 to 26 years (mean age, 18.76 ± 3.86 years). Demographic information and a com...