Health-related quality of life in patients after renal transplantation – Can the scale structure of the SF-36 be replicated?Abstract. Renal transplantation in patients with chronic renal failure results in improved quality of life. To assess health- ...
Validation of a Holistic Measure for the Construct of Well-Being – The German Version of the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT) and the Short Version Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT)Abstract. The components subjective well-being (SWB), ...
ULQIE: A quality-of-life inventory for parents of chronically ill childrenAbstract.Background: Focusing parental quality of life is important in family-centered intervention programs for children with chronic diseases. Objective: To develop a short ...
Dance therapy with cancer patients: Results of a pilot studyAbstract. Dance/movement therapy, a form of psychotherapy using the body, helps cancer patients to cope emotionally and physically. After medical ...
Zusammenfassung. Musik (M) spielt im Leben eines jeden Menschen nicht nur eine wichtige Rolle, sondern hat auch Effekte auf Herzfrequenz (HF), Herzfrequenzvariabilität (HRV) und auf andere physiologische Parameter. Bei Musikern sind die Beeinflussungen ...
Zusammenfassung. Ausgangspunkt der Untersuchung sind Studien, in denen psychisch gestörte Kinder und Jugendliche zu ihrer Lebensqualität befragt wurden. Die vorliegende Studie ist der Frage nachgegangen, ob sich ähnliche Ergebnisse zeigen, wenn die Eltern ...
Chronic illnessAbstract. This article uses a general framework derived from family stress theory to provide overview of the demands and strains confronting the families of children and adolescents with chronic illnesses. This framework takes account of ...
Quality of life in families with chronic pediatric heart diseasesAbstract. The study examined self-evaluated and parent-evaluated quality of life (QoL) in an outpatient pediatric population as well as parental QoL. The effect of disease severity on ...
Health-related quality of life and social support of children with mentally ill parents: Effects of a manualized family interventionParental mental illness can lead to impairment of children’s health and well-being that is accompanied by deteriorated ...
Emotional and Behavioral Problems and Quality of Life in Unaccompanied Adolescent Male Refugees Residing in Institutional CareAbstract. Unaccompanied refugee minors in Europe are at high risk of developing mental health problems and experiencing poor ...
Coping, Quality of Life, and Physical Strain Among Children and AdolescentsAbstract. Previous research has shown that stressful experiences increase across childhood and adolescence, and has provided evidence for an age-dependent impaired health status. ...
Gender and Situation-Specific Coping and Its Prediction of Quality of Life Among Children and AdolescentsAbstract. Prior research has shown that the increasing stressful experiences across childhood and adolescence are associated with impaired ...
Internet Use Disorders Among German Adolescents Before and During the COVID-19 PandemicAbstract.Theoretical background: Several studies indicate that the level of adolescents’ time spent online increased sharply during the lockdown ...
Zusammenfassung. Gewicht und Figur spielen bereits im Kindes- und Jugendalter eine zentrale Rolle. Das Gewicht stellt einen wichtigen Marker für die soziale Stellung innerhalb der Gruppe und das psychische Wohlbefinden dar. Dementsprechend ist das ...
Coping with stress and quality of life in functional urinary incontince in childrenAbstract. Various results suggest that children and adolescents with functional urinary incontinence experience a considerable amount of illness-related stress. As coping ...
Abstract. With increasing life expectancy in industrialised countries, more and more individuals can expect to reach high age. However, aging is often associated with increasing morbidity and decreasing quality of life (QoL). A central question therefore ...
Zusammenfassung. Die Erfassung der kindlichen Lebensqualität in epidemiologischen Studien und als Erfolgskriterium von Behandlungsmaßnahmen gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. Für Vorschulkinder steht mit dem Kiddy-KINDLR das einzige deutschsprachige ...
Cancer-related fatigueAbstract. Fatigue is a common and debilitating symptom experienced by patients with cancer. Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is characterized by feelings of physical and mental tiredness, weakness, and lack of energy and is not changed ...
Behavior problems and quality of life in preschool children and their mothers: Comparing native children and children of immigrant familiesAbstract. The current study focuses on behavior problems in children of immigrant families at preschool age and ...
Behavior problems and developmental delay in preschool children: To what extent is the quality of life of mothers and children affected?Abstract. To optimate prevention and intervention measures, quality of life in children has emerged as an important ...