IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 567: Psychological Wellbeing in Adolescents with Leukaemia: A Comparative Study with Typical Development Peers

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 567: Psychological Wellbeing in Adolescents with Leukaemia: A Comparative Study with Typical Development Peers International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020567 Authors: Marta Tremolada Livia Taverna Ilaria Tamara Chiavetta Sabrina Bonichini Maria Caterina Putti Alessandra Biffi There is still little research on psychological wellbeing, life satisfaction and reported problems in preadolescents and adolescents under therapy for leukaemia, and also little research comparing them with their healthy peers. The present study aimed to analyse the life satisfaction, hope, psychological wellbeing and reported problems’ intensity in 60 patients aged 8–18 during the first year of therapy, to identify those more at risk and to compare their reports with matched healthy peers. A battery of self-reported questionnaires was administered during hospitalisation or day hospital admissions post 6 months and post 12 months from the diagnosis. Younger patients (aged 8–13 years) were more at risk than older ones in their problems’ intensity and psychological symptoms; females and Acute Myeloid Leukaemia patients reported lower current life satisfaction perceptions; hope was associated with lower depression symptoms and mood problems. Healthy peers have a better perception of current life, but reported a lower hope score, more anxiety symptoms and more cognit...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Article Source Type: research