RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The adolescent with a chronic condition. Part I: developmental issues
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 938
OP 942
DO 10.1136/adc.2003.045369
VO 89
IS 10
A1 J-C Suris
A1 P-A Michaud
A1 R Viner
YR 2004
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/89/10/938.abstract
AB The prevalence of chronic conditions among adolescents is difficult to assess due to the lack of quality data focusing specifically on this age group, as well as the diversity in methodology and definitions used. However, surveys carried out by self administered questionnaires among in-school adolescent populations indicate that around 10% of adolescents suffer from such a condition. The aim of this paper is to analyse the reciprocal effects of chronic conditions and adolescent development by reviewing the effect of chronic disease on growth and puberty and on psychosocial development, and the effect of developmental issues on the course and management of chronic disease.