Behavioral problems of adolescents with chronic physical illness: A comparison of parent-report and self-report measures

Stawski, Mike; Auerbach, Judith G.; Barasch, Miriam; Lerner, Yaacov; Zimin, Robert; Miller, Mervin S.

doi:10.1007/bf01987962

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“…This finding is consistent with the literature that a stronger sense of personal control is associated with better health outcomes [21,22]. Our study also found no significant difference between the healthy and chronically ill adolescents in their perception of QOL, which may provide further evidence that adolescents with a chronic illness can adapt to their conditions remarkably well and do not view their circumstances as negative [23][24][25]. However, the association between chronic illness and QOL can be diluted by the intermediate variable perception of physical health.…”

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Quality of Life Profile – Adolescent Version: Assessing the relationship of covariates to scale scores using structural equation modeling

Meuleners

Lee

2005

Qual Life Res

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This study investigates the effects of covariates on adolescent quality of life (QOL) using structural equation modeling (SEM). The Quality of Life Profile--Adolescent Version, a generic 54 item self-reported questionnaire, was administered to 363 adolescents aged between 10 and 18 years who were enrolled in 20 secondary schools within metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. Previous results based on a second-order SEM provided preliminary support for measuring adolescent QOL in terms of physical health, psychological, social, environment and opportunities for growth and development. The second-order model is further enhanced in this study by incorporating covariates age, presence of a chronic condition, amount of control and perception of health. The amount of control the adolescent perceived had a significant positive impact on QOL, whereas poorer reports of health had a negative impact. However, the presence of a chronic condition was found to have little effect on QOL, while the modest inverse relationship between age and QOL was not statistically significant.

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confidence: 94%

Quality of Life Profile – Adolescent Version: Assessing the relationship of covariates to scale scores using structural equation modeling

Meuleners

Lee

2005

Qual Life Res

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“…This is in contradiction to previous reports. 14 The strong associations between parents and adolescents may be attributable to parental and child involvement in treatments for CF and possible behavioral problems around treatment issues in adolescence. Some studies have reported an increase in behavior problems in children and adolescents with CF, although these studies have included only parent reports.…”

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“…Some studies have reported an increase in behavior problems in children and adolescents with CF, although these studies have included only parent reports. 14,15 A closer look at child and parent reports of behavior problems in children and adolescents with CF is needed. Self-reports of adolescents should be included in research on behavior.…”

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Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis: Family Reports of Adolescent Health-Related Quality of Life and Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second

2001

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ABSTRACT. Purpose. To assess the relationship between adolescent and parent reports of adolescent health-related quality of life (HRQL) and between adolescent pulmonary function (forced expiratory volume in 1 second as percent of predicted) and reporter perceptions of adolescent health.Methods. Twenty-four adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF), their mothers, and their fathers completed the Child Health Questionnaire during routine CF clinic visits at 2 urban hospitals. Patients were between the ages of 11 and 18 years (mean age: 14.2 years) and were predominantly male (75%). The best measure of forced expiratory volume in 1 second as percent of predicted for the year of the study was also collected for each adolescent.Results. Adolescent pulmonary function was related to the perceived adolescent physical health scales. It was not, however, associated to perceptions of adolescent emotional, social, or behavioral HRQL by any of the 3 family reporters. Associations were found between adolescent pulmonary function and self-reports of general health ( P ulmonary function is one of the traditional parameters of health status for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1 ) is considered a reliable pulmonary function surrogate indicator for disease progression and projected survival. 1 As such, it has been widely used in clinical work and research on children, adolescents, and adults with CF. 2-4 Although pulmonary function tests, along with other physical parameters, are commonly used to monitor health status, biomedical measures by themselves do not provide the patient or clinician adequate information about the impact of disease on the daily functioning of adolescents with CF.CF may have considerable impact on a person's health-related quality of life (HRQL), defined as the "subjective and objective impact of dysfunction associated with an illness, injury, medical treatment, and health care policy." 5 Conceptualization of HRQL supports a subjective, multidimensional, and comprehensive model of health. This represents an expanded view of the traditional medical model that assesses health primarily through physical outcomes.There is growing interest in the inclusion of HRQL outcome measures to "evaluate differential changes in morbidity and the relative efficacy of medical interventions." 5 Although HRQL assessments may be useful to patients and professionals when making clinical decisions, evaluating efficacy of treatments, or when planning psychosocial interventions, HRQL has been neglected in clinical practice and research on children and adolescents with CF.Only a few studies have examined the relationship between biomedical factors and HRQL in children or adolescents with CF. 2,4,6,7 Some of these studies report a strong correlation between HRQL and disease severity, as measured by FEV 1 , 6,7 whereas others have found that no such relationship exists. 2,4 In addition, little is known about the relationships between different family members as sources of information concernin...

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“…Youth & Society 43 (3) frequently used in Israel (e.g., Stawski et al, 1995) and reported to have good reliability with Cronbach's a coefficients ranging from .78 to .91 (Ofer, 1983). The current study yielded a Cronbach's a coefficient of .87 for internal consistency.…”

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Resilience and Political Violence

Lavi

Slone

2009

Youth & Society

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Children in countries involved in violent national conflicts experience difficult and, at times, extreme events such as spending long hours in shelters, witnessing terror attacks, or having a family member absent or injured while participating in battle. This study explores the moderating effect of resilience factors, self-esteem, and self-control, on relations between political violence and children's difficulties. Children and mothers from 104 Jewish-and 108 Arab-Israeli families complete questionnaires assessing political violence exposure, self-esteem, self-control, and the child's social, psychological, and behavioral difficulties. Findings show that Israeli children exhibited heightened levels of psychological difficulties with high impact of political violence, a relationship that is partially moderated by self-control. In addition, significant ethnic group differences are found. First, political life events (PLE) are positively related to the child's social, psychological, and behavioral difficulties in the Arab group. Second, the relationship between political life events and the child's difficulties is moderated by self-control in the Jewish group and by self-esteem in the Arab group. Consequences of these results to understanding the impact of political violence and the role of individual resilience during conflict are discussed.

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Behavioral problems of adolescents with chronic physical illness: A comparison of parent-report and self-report measures

Cited by 20 publications

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Quality of Life Profile – Adolescent Version: Assessing the relationship of covariates to scale scores using structural equation modeling

Quality of Life Profile – Adolescent Version: Assessing the relationship of covariates to scale scores using structural equation modeling

Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis: Family Reports of Adolescent Health-Related Quality of Life and Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second

Resilience and Political Violence

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