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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NURSING-NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Volume 27, Issue 3, Pages 256-264Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2011.02.005
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Inflammatory bowel disease; Adolescents; Health; Self-management; Mixed-method design
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- Mayflower Charitable Foundation for Children
- Petter Silfverskjold Foundation
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Perceptions of living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during adolescence were explored in a cross-sectional study with a multimethod design. The adolescents as a group described general wellbeing and ability to handle the disease, which was related to their self-reported self-esteem. However, a subgroup of adolescents with a severe disease course reported a more negative view of the impact of IBD in their daily lives. Encouraging adolescents to communicate in different ways may help professionals to identify vulnerable subgroups with impaired health and to provide more appropriate support and treatment for those most in need. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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