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Longitudinal Relationships Between Depression and Chronic Illness in Adolescents: An Integrative Review.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Depression comorbidity in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions for depression symptoms in young people with long-term physical health conditions.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Depression among keratoconus patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Mental and Emotional Health of Caregivers of Youth with Sickle Cell Disease: A Systematic Review.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2023Pooled it
- Self-evaluation and depression in adolescents with a chronic illness: A systematic review.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- Feeling Unsafe in One's Own Body: The Impact of Illness on Psychological Safety and Social Engagement.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Development and validation evaluation of the depressive disorders self-management scale for adolescents.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Comment on 'Factors associated with depressive symptoms among adolescents in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study of results from the Indonesia Family Life Survey'.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2026Article
- E-Cigarette Use and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Among US Middle and High School Students.Preventing chronic disease · 2025Article
- Silent Struggles: Uncovering Mental Health Burdens in Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-A Retrospective Chart Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Depression in left-behind adolescents from single-parent families: a nomogram based on multidimensional risk factors.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Network analysis of the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms among adolescents: a comparison between males and females.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Associations between death anxiety and fear of illness progression or recurrence: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Article
- Transition Readiness in Pediatric Chronic Digestive Diseases: A Regional Perspective from North-Eastern Romania.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- A Systematic Review on Ketamine and Esketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression and Suicidality in Adolescents: A New Hope?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Outcomes of critically ill children with pre-existing mental health conditions.Pediatric investigation · 2024Article
- Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life in Austrian Adolescents with Chronic Physical Health Conditions: Results from the MHAT Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Mapping of the current transition of care practice for patients with pituitary disease at Endo-ERN reference centers.Endocrine connections · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionDepression is prevalent among adolescents with chronic illness. However, little is known about how depression affects chronic illness over time. This review aimed to synthesize longitudinal relationships between depression and disease control, self-management behaviors, illness-related morbidity, and quality of life.
methodFour databases were searched, including PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, and EMBASE. Inclusion criteria were cohort studies examining depression among adolescents aged 10-21 years with a chronic illness and studies published in English. Study quality was appraised using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale and data was synthesized by the outcome.
resultsOf the 3,463 articles identified, 11 were included in the review. For adolescents with diabetes, increased depressive symptoms predicted decreased metabolic control and monitoring, medication adherence, quality of life, and increased hospitalization. Studies on cystic fibrosis, congenital heart disease, sickle cell disease, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis were limited but demonstrated that depressive symptoms affected the quality of life, disability, pain, and hospitalization rates/costs. DISCUSSION: Evidence supports the need for mental health care strategies suitable for adolescents with chronic illness. Future research is needed to examine the effects of depressive symptoms across diversified chronic illness populations.
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