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The relationship between children's treatment‐related behaviour problems, age and clinical status in cystic fibrosis
Author(s) -
SANDERS M. R.,
GRAVESTOCK F. M.,
WANSTALL K.,
DUNNE M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1991.tb02540.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cystic fibrosis , checklist , stepwise regression , pediatrics , disease , clinical psychology , psychology , cognitive psychology
This study examined the relationship between parents' and physicians' reports of treatment‐related behaviour and adjustment problems of children with cystic fibrosis (CF), and children's clinical status as assessed by measures of pulmonary functioning and global ratings of clinical status. Parents completed a Cystic Fibrosis Problem Checklist which measures the extent to which children experience behaviour and adjustment difficulties with different aspects of treatment, including chest physiotherapy, medication taking and diet. A high proportion of parents in each age group reported at least some treatment‐related behaviour difficulties, with significantly more problems being reported with younger children. There was no significant relationship, however, between the child's age, sex and clinicians' ratings of compliance. A stepwise multiple regression showed that the only variables which significantly predicted clinicians' ratings of the severity of the child's disease were forced expired volume and height. Clinicians' ratings of compliance explained a small amount of extra variance (2.4%). It was found that parental reports of treatment‐related behaviour problems were not related to clinical status. The implications of the findings for clinical practice are discussed.