Psychiatric Problems in Children and Adolescents with Rheumatic Heart Disease and Which Factors Affect Them: A Preliminary Study

ÇIKILI UYTUN M., Celik S. F., ÇETİN F. H., Babadagi Z., Uytun S.

GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS, vol.17, no.3, pp.359-373, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Journal Name: GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.359-373
  • Keywords: Rheumatic heart, children, mothers, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, CENTRAL ANATOLIA, FEVER, DISTRESS, PARENTS, MOTHERS, STRESS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to evaluate the psychiatric symptoms in addition to quality of life in children and adolescents with rheumatic heart disease, and to determine which factors contribute to psychiatric problems of them.