PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CHRONIC-RENAL-FAILURE

In a multicentre study comprising five paediatric nephrology centres in Western Germany, psychosocial and educational parameters were assessed (during 1987) in 479 children and adolescents with chronic renal failure (CRF) in order to gain insight into their psychosocial adaptation to the disease. At...

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Published in:Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) West), 1992-09, Vol.6 (5), p.459-463
Main Authors: ROSENKRANZ, J, BONZEL, KE, BULLA, M, MICHALK, D, OFFNER, G, REICHWALDKLUGGER, E, SCHARER, K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Germany, West - epidemiology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Kidney Failure, Chronic - epidemiology
Kidney Failure, Chronic - psychology
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Life Style
Male
Medical sciences
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Patient Care Planning
Pediatrics
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
Science & Technology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urology & Nephrology
Vocational Education
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Summary:In a multicentre study comprising five paediatric nephrology centres in Western Germany, psychosocial and educational parameters were assessed (during 1987) in 479 children and adolescents with chronic renal failure (CRF) in order to gain insight into their psychosocial adaptation to the disease. At the time of assessment, 31% of patients were on conservative treatment, 14% on haemodialysis, 9% on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and 46% had a functioning transplant. The mean age at assessment was 13.6 years. Additional disabilities were noted in 29% of patients. School attendance of the 233 children of school age was in general satisfactory; 22% of patients attended schools for disabled or handicapped children. Vocational training was frequently inadequate, especially for dialysed patients, and only 14 of 53 adolescents over 16 years had graduated. Of 49 adult patients, only 21 were in some form of employment. A lack of age-appropriate independence was observed in a large proportion (86%) of patients over 17 years, who continued to live with their parents or other persons taking care of them, whilst only 14% were living alone or with a partner. We conclude that, despite improved survival, psychosocial adaptation continues to be impaired in paediatric patients with CRF, especially in adolescents and those on dialysis.
ISSN:0931-041X
1432-198X
DOI:10.1007/BF00874014