Open AccessMedical Adherence in Young Adolescents with Spina Bifida: Longitudinal Associations with Family Functioning
Author(s) -
M. A. Stepansky,
Caitlin Reid Roache,
Grayson N. Holmbeck,
Kevin Schultz
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1465-735X
pISSN - 0146-8693
DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp054
Subject(s) - spina bifida , psychological intervention , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , family medicine , developmental psychology , psychiatry , pediatrics
The purpose of this study was 2-fold: (1) to explore the transfer of responsibility of medical tasks from parent to child during the transition to adolescence, and (2) to examine the associations between family functioning and medical adherence in youth with spina bifida.
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