Journal article
Family Environment, Child Behavior, and Medical Indicators in Children with Kidney Disease
Child psychiatry and human development, Vol.31(4), pp.279-295
06/2001
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/116120
PMID: 11227988
Abstract
Effects of family environment on child behavior symptoms and medical indicators in children with one of three kidney diseases were examined. Parents (n = 41) of children with nephrotic syndrome, chronic renal insufficiency, or kidney transplant completed family environment and child behavior questionnaires. Medical indicators (utilization and medications) were collected from medical records. A model including child age, diagnostic group, and family environment variables successfully predicted all outcomes except internalizing behavior. Higher family conflict predicted more externalizing symptoms and higher number of prescribed medications; higher family cohesion predicted fewer hospitalizations. Nontraditional family structure predicted higher number of prescribed medications. Results are discussed as they relate to a stress and resistance framework, need for research on direction of effect, and clinical recommendations.
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- Title
- Family Environment, Child Behavior, and Medical Indicators in Children with Kidney Disease
- Creators
- Elizabeth Soliday - Psychology Program Washington State University Vancouver 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave. Vancouver WA 98686Elizabeth KoolMarc Lande - Doernbecher Children's Hospital Oregon Health Sciences University USA
- Publication Details
- Child psychiatry and human development, Vol.31(4), pp.279-295
- Academic Unit
- Human Development, Department of
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; New York
- Identifiers
- 99900547784401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article