Traumatic stress, mental health and quality of life in adolescents with esophageal atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
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Abstract

We aimed to investigate QoL in EA patients in relation to comparison groups and to clinical factors including experienced traumatic stress. Adolescents with EA in Norway born between 1996 and 2002 were included. Clinical assessment and patient's characteristics were collected. Quality of life (PedsQL), traumatic stress (IES-13) and mental health (SDQ-20) were compared to groups of healthy controls, children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and kidney transplanted children (TX). 68 EA adolescents participated. Total scores for PedsQL were not different from the healthy group and ALL patients, but significantly better than the TX patients. The subscale for physical performance was significantly lower than in healthy adolescents, and nine (17%) patients had scores ≤70 indicating reduced health status. Five EA adolescents (12%) had mental health scores suggesting a psychiatric disorder, and six (9%) reported high traumatic stress scores with a significant correlation to days on ventilator in the neonatal period. The strongest predictors for quality of life among EA adolescents were self-reported mental health, posttraumatic stress and GERD symptoms. Scores for Quality of life in the EA group are good except for subscale for ...Continue Reading

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Jul 31, 2021·The Journal of Pediatrics·Sharman P Tan TannySebastian K King
Jul 31, 2021·European Journal of Pediatric Surgery : Official Journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et Al] = Zeitschrift Für Kinderchirurgie·Anthony di NataleUlrike Subotic

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