A STUDY OF THE SELF-CONCEPTS OF 9–14 YEAR-OLD CHILDREN WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC DISEASES

This study identified the level of self-concept in children with acute and chronic illnesses and determined the factors that may influence their self-concepts. The study sample includes 154 children (77 children with chronic illness, 77 children with acute illness). The data were collected via the General Information Form and the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale for Children (Piers & Harris, 1969). The data were analyzed via MANOVA, ANOVA and the Duncan Test. The findings indicate that self-concept scores vary, depending on the age of the child (p < .01) and the age of the mother (p < .05). Furthermore, for children with chronic illnesses, the medical department (p < .05), diagnosis (p < .05), treatment period (p < .05), and length of hospitalization (p < .01) all affected self-concept scores.

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Relationship between the self-concept and physical activity towards the prevention of chronic illnesses

Medicine ◽

10.1097/md.0000000000020884 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 99 (28) ◽

pp. e20884

Author(s):

Gonzalo Duarte-Clíments ◽

María Begoña Sánchez-Gómez ◽

Natacha Palenzuela-Luis ◽

Javier González-Abreu ◽

Cristo Jesús Guzmán-Fernández ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Chronic Illnesses ◽

The Self ◽

Self Concept

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Dealing with Chronic Illness in Childhood

Pediatrics in Review ◽

10.1542/pir.6.3.67 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 67-73

Author(s):

Donald R. Swartz

Keyword(s):

Chronic Disease ◽

Chronic Illness ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Medical Condition ◽

Chronic Illnesses ◽

Her Family ◽

Healthy Development ◽

Children With Chronic Illnesses ◽

Mind Set ◽

Specific Medical Condition

Most pediatricians treat Children who are well or who, at worst, have an acute but Curable illness. Children with chronic illnesses don't fit. Our appointment schedules aren't structured to deal with them and they clash with our "health and normality" mind-set. Chronic diseases, incurable and possibly lethal, conflict with our need to heal, and the obvious pain and dismay of the parents is painful and dismaying to us as well. Practice might be more comfortable without them. Yet no group of patients can benefit more from the understanding of healthy development and knowledge of management of disease that are combined in today's pediatrician. The child with chronic illness is not just a case of a specific medical condition; he or she is also a child, with all of the development, psychosocial, and physical needs that are characteristic of children in general. This discussion will focus on the ways in which a child and his or her family may be affected by chronic disease, and what the responses of each to chronic disease are likely to be. The physician's responses will also be examined, as well as how the physician caring for a child with chronic illness can facilitate the adjustments and adaptations that will allow the child and his or her family to attain their greatest potential for a normal and fulfilling life.

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