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

• Autori principali: Bauersfeld Urs (Autore), Fischer Joachim E (Autore), Helfricht Susanne (Autore), Latal Beatrice (Autore), Landolt Markus A (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: 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...