OBJECTIVE: In addition to traditional clinical markers, quality-of-life assessment can be helpful
to estimate the well-being of patients. Discrepancies in perception of well-being between …

To facilitate decisions on interventions in medically referred children with idiopathic short
stature, the research on psychosocial functioning of these children, possible risk and protective …

Among clinical psychologists, consulting physicians, scientific researchers and society in
general an image has emerged of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as perfectionist…

Materials and Methods This retrospective cohort study included children undergoing pediatric
urological surgery in the years 1987, 1991, 1993, and 1995 in the academic pediatric …

Behavioural, cognitive, and affective aspects of social functioning of 107 children with a chronic
illness were studied. The aim of the study was twofold: (1) to describe peer interaction of …

This study examines the way coping styles and locus of control contribute to the prediction of
psychosocial adjustment in adolescents with a chronic illness. Psychosocial adjustment of …

Objective To design and validate a new questionnaire for identifying patients with methotrexate
(MTX) intolerance, and to determine the prevalence of MTX intolerance in patients with …

OBJECTIVE To assess the psychological, behavioural and social adjustment of children (7–11
years) and adolescents (12–16 years) with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA). Higher rates of …

The present study was designed to investigate the interaction between neuroendocrine
mediators and the immune system in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). We examined the …

Aim: Quality of life assessments can be helpful to estimate the well‐being of chronically ill
children. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in perception of health‐related …