Illness through the eyes of the child: the development of children's understanding of the causes of illness

Koopman, Hendrik M.; Baars, Rolanda M.; Chaplin, John; Zwinderman, Koos

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2004.02.020

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“…Children routinely experience a "joking relationship" with doctors and usually have very little control in their conversations with them [23]. Children often have different physical, cognitive, and emotional needs than adults, but little work has been done to effectively address these needs in asthma education [23][24][25][26]. In an effort to uncover children's cognitive and emotional development surrounding illness, which can be considered in the development of asthma interventions, the author reviewed literature examining children's beliefs about illness and medication.…”

Section: Audience: Childrenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The majority of studies focusing on children's cognitive functioning and beliefs about illness are qualitative [25,[27][28][29][30]. Two of these studies used a Piagetian framework -which describes the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational periods of development -to determine children's beliefs about disease, including how their beliefs change over time [24,25].…”

Section: Illness Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Two of these studies used a Piagetian framework -which describes the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational periods of development -to determine children's beliefs about disease, including how their beliefs change over time [24,25]. Children's perception of chronic disease was investigated in Pradel et al [24] study (n=32) of children with asthma and Koopeman et al 2004 study (n=158) of children with diabetes [24,25].…”

Section: Illness Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Koopeman et al [25] found that children in the preoperational stage are unable to identify the reasons for their illness, how the illness occurs, and how it affects their bodies [25]. Another study showed that, until about age seven, children do not understand what causes asthma or what triggers an attack and therefore describe the illness and its health interventions in "magical" terms [27].…”

Section: Illness Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Audience, Content, Media: A Literature Review about Factors to Consider When Designing Technology Based Asthma Education Programs for Children

Wyatt¹

2015

J Child Adolesc Behav

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Childhood asthma is a growing societal problem that causes suffering for children and families. Short of finding a cure, the best way to address this problem is to give children with asthma the resources they need to control their condition. Unfortunately, research and resources for young children with asthma are lacking. The authors hypothesize that an approach using technology based delivery methods to provide age-appropriate education, which promotes self-regulation and includes psychosocial elements, could help children with asthma decrease exacerbations in the short term and establish healthy habits in the long term. To lay the groundwork for the initial investigation of this hypothesis, the authors reviewed the literature for three elements: audience (children with asthma), content (self-regulation and psychosocial elements), and media (mobile technology applications and digital story). Literature was reviewed for children's beliefs about illness and medication, self-regulation versus selfmanagement, the psychosocial elements of parental support and peer influences, technology and education, clinical computer-based education, electronic educational games, and smartphone applications. The gaps in the literature found regarding these topics point to areas where future research would be instructive for designing effective, technology based applications for children with asthma. To produce the most effective asthma education materials for children, all three elements in this literature review-audience, content, and medium-should be investigated in future research studies.

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Section: Audience: Childrenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Illness Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Illness Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Illness Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Audience, Content, Media: A Literature Review about Factors to Consider When Designing Technology Based Asthma Education Programs for Children

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2015

J Child Adolesc Behav

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“…Prior to 7 years of age, children commonly have misconceptions and may believe that illness is caused by magic, contagion (Koopman, Baars, Chaplin, & Zwinderman, 2004), o r a s a punishment for bad behavior (Perrin & Gerrity, 1981;Piaget, 1951). Educational materials need to address these potential misconceptions to promote an accurate understanding of the pathology and rationale for treatment.…”

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Developing Educational Materials to Facilitate Adherence: Pediatric Thrombosis as a Case Illustration

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Massicotte²,

Ray³

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Journal of Pediatric Health Care

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Assessment of Long-term Psychological Outcomes After Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admission

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Heng

et al. 2022

JAMA Pediatr

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The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) exposes children to stressful experiences with potential long-term psychological repercussions. However, current understanding of post-PICU psychological outcomes is incomplete.OBJECTIVE To systematically review and evaluate reported long-term psychological outcomes among children previously admitted to the PICU.DATA SOURCES A systematic search of the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, MEDLINE (PubMed), and PsycINFO was conducted from database inception to June 2021. Search terms included phrases related to intensive care (eg, intensive care units and critical care) and terms for psychological disorders (eg, posttraumatic stress disorder, depressive disorder, conduct disorder, and neurodevelopmental disorder) limited to the pediatric population.STUDY SELECTION This systematic review and meta-analysis included randomized clinical trials and observational studies reporting psychological disorders among children younger than 18 years who were admitted to the PICU with follow-up for at least 3 months. Psychological disorders were defined using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition). Children were excluded if they were admitted to the PICU for primary brain conditions (eg, traumatic brain injury, meningoencephalitis, and brain tumors) or discharged to the home for palliative care.DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Titles and abstracts were independently screened by 2 reviewers, with data extraction conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) reporting guideline. Data were pooled using a random-effects model during meta-analysis.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Age-corrected IQ scores and long-term psychological outcomes measured by scales such as the Child Behavior Checklist (higher scores indicate more behavioral problems) among children admitted to the PICU. RESULTSOf 9193 records identified, 31 independent studies (5 randomized clinical trials and 26 observational studies) involving 7786 children (mean age, 7.3 years [95% CI, years]; 4267 boys [54.8%]; race and ethnicity were not reported by all studies) admitted to the PICU were included. Overall, 1 of 19 children (5.3%) to 14 of 16 children (88.0%) previously admitted to the PICU were reported to have at least 1 psychological disorder. Studies that examined posttraumatic stress disorder reported that 6 of 60 children (10.0%) to 31 of 102 children (30.4%) met the diagnostic criteria for the disorder at 3 to 6 months of follow-up. Compared with healthy children, those admitted to the PICU had lower IQ scores at 1 to 2 years of 89.40 points [95% CI, points] vs 100.70 points [95% CI, 99.43-101.97 points]; P < .001) and 3 to 5 years of follow-up (mean, 88.54 points [95% CI, 83.92-93.16 points] vs 103.18 [95% CI, 100.36-105.99 points]; P < .001) and greater total emotional and behavioral problems at 4 years of follow-up (mean, 51.69 points [95% CI, 50.37-53.01 points] vs 46.66 points [95% CI, points]; P < .001).CONC...

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Illness through the eyes of the child: the development of children's understanding of the causes of illness

Cited by 87 publications

References 33 publications

Audience, Content, Media: A Literature Review about Factors to Consider When Designing Technology Based Asthma Education Programs for Children

Audience, Content, Media: A Literature Review about Factors to Consider When Designing Technology Based Asthma Education Programs for Children

Developing Educational Materials to Facilitate Adherence: Pediatric Thrombosis as a Case Illustration

Assessment of Long-term Psychological Outcomes After Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admission

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