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Behavioural and emotional problems in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease

  • E. M. Utens
  • , F. C. Verhulst
  • , F. J. Meijboom
  • , H. J. Duivenvoorden
  • , R. A. Erdman
  • , E. Bos
  • , J. T. Roelandt
  • , J. Hess

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Abstract

Behavioural/emotional problems were assessed at least nine years after surgical correction for congenital heart disease (ConHD) in childhood. Parents of 144 10-15-year-old ConHD-children completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and 179, 11-17-year-old, ConHD-adolescents completed the Youth Self-Report (YSR). On the CBCL and YSR ConHD-children and adolescents obtained significantly higher problem scores than same-aged peers from normative reference groups. No significant differences were found between problem scores for different cardiac diagnostic groups. A negative correlation was found between CBCL total problem scores and IQ-scores of ConHD-children; for YSR total problem scores no such relationship was found
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)415-424
JournalPsychological medicine
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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