Hemophilia Growth and Development Study: Caregiver report of youth and family adjustment to HIV disease and immunologic compromise

Janice D. Bordeaux, Katherine A. Loveland, David Lachar, James Stehbens, Terece S. Bell, Sharon Nichols, Nancy Amodei, Kristin Brelsford Adkins, E. Gomperts, W. Y. Wong, F. Kaufman, M. Nelson, S. Pearson, W. K. Hoots, K. Loveland, M. Cantini, A. Willoughby, R. Nugent, S. McKinlay, S. DonfieldC. T. Kisker, J. Stehbens, S. O'Conner, J. McKillip, P. Sirois, C. Sexauer, H. Huszti, F. Kiplinger, S. Hawk, J. Mangos, A. Scott, R. Davis, M. E. Eyster, D. Ungar, S. Neagley, G. Davignon, P. Mollen, B. Wicklund, A. Mehrhof

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

9 Scopus citations

Abstract

Objective: To assess differences in caregiver report of youth and family psychosocial adjustment associated with HIV infection and greater immune compromise in youths with hemophilia. Methods: Caregivers of 162 boys with hemophilia 8 to 20 years old completed three youth and family questionnaires (Personality Inventory for Children, Revised [PIC-R]; Questionnaire on Resources and Stress [QRS]; Family Environment Scale). Results: Caregivers of HIV positive (HIV+) youths reported greater health concerns, social withdrawal (PIC-R), physical and adaptive limitations associated with illness (QRS) in their sons, and more pessimism about their sons' future and negative attitudes about parenting (QRS). Caregivers of HIV+ youths with greater immune compromise reported greater concerns about their sons' health and greater pessimism about their futures, as well as lower levels of family integration and more limited family opportunities. Conclusions: Results suggest caregivers perceive psychosocial problems in HIV+ youths with hemophilia and their families; some problems are specifically associated with greater immune compromise.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)175-183
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of pediatric psychology
Volume28
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Hemophilia Growth and Development Study: Caregiver report of youth and family adjustment to HIV disease and immunologic compromise'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this