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ArticleJournal of child & adolescent trauma2020

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Physical Illnesses: a Meta-Analysis.

Martin Pinquart

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Article in Journal of child & adolescent trauma, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Children's behavioural and emotional reactions towards living with congenital heart disease in Saudi Arabia: A grounded theory study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024
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  18. Posttraumatic stress and medication adherence in pediatric transplant recipients.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Martin PinquartDepartment of Psychology, Philipps University, Gutenbergstr. 18, D-35032 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4496-4250
Philipps University of Marburg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present meta-analysis was to compare levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) in individuals with and without pediatric chronic physical illnesses, and to analyze correlates of these symptoms. In total, 150 studies were identified that provided relevant data. On average, 11.5% of the participants with pediatric chronic physical illnesses met the criteria of PTSD (Odds Ratio 2.70). PTSS were also more common in this group than in control groups without chronic physical illnesses. While the PTSS levels did not differ across physical diseases, we found positive associations of PTSS with illness severity and duration/intensity of treatment, as well as negative associations with duration of illness, time since last treatment, treatment adherence, and family functioning. We conclude that individuals with pediatric chronic physical illnesses who experienced traumatic events should be screened for PTSS and receive psychological interventions when needed.

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BurnCancerChronic illnessHeart diseaseMeta-analysisPediatric medical traumatic stressPosttraumatic stress disorderTraumatic brain injury

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PMID32318223
PMCPMC7163825
OpenAlexW2810863043

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