Chronic conditions and adolescents' psychosocial wellbeing: the impact of self-reporting.

ABSTRACT: This study explores psychosocial wellbeing in adolescents with a physician-diagnosed chronic condition, with emphasis on the disparity between adolescents who self-report their condition (reporters) and those who do not (non-reporters). We also investigated whether these differences varied across disease groups and whether sex, age, and socioeconomic status (SES) moderated associations. This cross-sectional study included participants from the Dutch PROactive cohort aged 12-18 years with a clinical diagnosis of chronic disease: auto-immune disease, cystic fibrosis, congenital heart disease, nephrological condition, or a general pediatric condition. Psychosocial wellbeing was assessed using self-reported indicators of life satisfaction, self-rated health, psychosomatic symptoms, pediatric q

SUBMITTER: Berkelbach van der Sprenkel EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12701850 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature