Psychological adjustment and quality of life in children and adolescents following open-heart surgery for congenital heart disease: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Bauersfeld Urs (Author), Fischer Joachim E (Author), Helfricht Susanne (Author), Latal Beatrice (Author), Landolt Markus A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Children with congenital heart defects (CHD) requiring open-heart surgery are a group at high risk for health-related sequelae. Little consensus exists regarding their long-term psychological adjustment (PA) and health-related qualit...