The Social, Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Thalassemic Adolescents and Psychopathology in Their Parents
GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS, cilt.15, sa.3, ss.35-46, 2017 (ESCI)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Dergi Adı: GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-46
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Chronic disease, Beta-Thalassemia, adolescent, parents, psychosocial difficulties, psychopathology, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, BETA-THALASSEMIA, PSYCHOSOCIAL-ASPECTS, CHRONIC ILLNESS, CHILDREN, TURKEY, HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES, CAREGIVERS, BURDEN
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in adolescents and the prevalance of pyschopatology in parents of adolescents with beta eta-thalassemia, a chronic disease which is a hereditary blood disorder characterized by reduced or absent beta globin chain synthesis, resulting in decreased red blood cell production, anemia and subsequent secondary diseases as a result of iron loading.