Chronic conditions in adolescents
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The health problems related to the nervous system are on rise in young infants leading to high mortality amongst this age group. A chronic medical condition (CC) is present in this age group to the tune of 10-20%. We searched the electronic database PubMed for pre-clinical as well as clinical controlled trials reporting variable chronic conditions especially in pediatric patients. Most of these reports revealed that type 1 diabetes mellitus is the most common CC in young infants. In female patients, metabolic control is often disturbed during CC in this age group. Poor metabolism regulation often results in long-term complications, including cognitive disorders. In cognitive disorders, memory loss and learning problems are the most among adolescents. Executive problems are observed to be associated with low physical activities. The review article concludes that knowledge about factors influencing treatment adherence is crucial in chronically ill infants. Further, we should focus on protective factors in order to prevent health risk behavior.
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Youth with chronic illnesses face a host of barriers and adversities, including social isolation, inability to engage in normal activities, parental attitudes, and behaviors (e.g., overprotection).
“In addition, youth with chronic illnesses face a host of barriers and adversities, including social isolation, inability to engage in normal activities, parental attitudes, and behaviors (e.g., overprotection), etc. [30,31].”
From Psychological and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Youth with Serious Physical Illness (2022) · cites this paper as [30]
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- Authors
- Jin, M., An, Q., & Wang, L.
- Affiliations
- Xuzhou Children Hospital (CN)
- Corresponding author
- An, Qi
- Venue
- Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
- Publisher
- Spandidos Publications
- Published
- 2017-05-31
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 478-482
- ISSN
- 1792-0981 (ISSN-L)
- 1792-1015
- PMC
- PMC5488599
- OpenAlex
- W2619195773
- Cited by
- 65
- References
- 79
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 4
- FWCI
- 6.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Child and Adolescent Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
- Keywords
- chronic disease, adolescents, type 1 diabetes, children with chronic illness, metabolic control, cognitive disorders, memory loss, learning difficulties, executive function, physical activity, medication adherence, health risk behaviors, protective factors
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