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- Title
A descriptive analysis of hospitalized adolescents facing chronic illnesses with different durations of disease.
- Authors
Favaretto, Giovana Ribeiro de Souza; Machado, Regina Celia Bueno; Urbano, Mariana Ragassi; Balsanelli, Júlia Dutra; Costa, Sarah Conchon; Nunes, Sandra Odebrecht Vargas
- Abstract
Objectives: To assess characteristics of hospitalized adolescents facing chronic diseases, correlating the perceptions of their illness, quality of life and the prevalence of risk behaviors, considering gender and the diseases' durations. Methods: The sample consisted of 61 adolescents, aged between 10 and 19 years, with chronic diseases, hospitalized at the University Hospital of the State University of Londrina. They answered a questionnaire and the scales World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) and Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ). They were divided in groups, according to the durations of the disease: group 1 (up to 4 years) and group 2 (5 years or more). Results: Group 2 demonstrated higher leisure activity (p = 0.02) and more painful symptoms (p = 0.02). In WHOQOL-BREF, group 2 had a higher quality of life in the domain on environment (p = 0.02) and a higher total score (p = 0.04). Lower scores on the IPQ were associated with higher scores on the WHOQOL-BREF. Positive correlation was found between WHOQOL-BREF total score and years of disease, in which male presented higher scores. Conclusions: These findings may alert to the need for more knowledge about the diseases and the importance of encouraging ways to improve quality of life and care to reduce risky behaviors.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CROSS-sectional method; DISEASE duration; ATTITUDES toward illness; RISK-taking behavior; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis; RESEARCH funding; SEX distribution; QUESTIONNAIRES; FISHER exact test; CHI-squared test; CHRONIC diseases; LEISURE; QUALITY of life; STATISTICS; DATA analysis software; HOSPITAL care of teenagers; REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
Chronic Illness, 2024, Vol 20, Issue 2, p369
- ISSN
1742-3953
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/17423953231181409