Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Click here for more information

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
Clinical Pediatrics
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Rosenthal, S. L.
Right arrow Articles by Sprecher, D. L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Rosenthal, S. L.
Right arrow Articles by Sprecher, D. L.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Complore   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati   Add to Twitter  
What's this?

The Psychological Functioning of Children with Hypercholesterolemia and Their Families

A Preliminary Investigation

Susan L. Rosenthal, Ph.D.

Division of Adolescent Medicine,, Children's Hospital Medical Center,, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

Shari Knauer-Black, M.Ed., R.D., L.D.

Lipid Research Clinic, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

Mary Pat Stahl, M.Ed., R.D., L.D.

Pediatric Associates of Faifield, Faifield, Ohio

Thomas J. Catalanotto, M.D.

Pediatric Associates of Faifield, Faifield, Ohio

Dennis L. Sprecher, M.D.

Children's Hospital Medical Center,, Lipid Research Clinic, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

The medical aspects of hypercholesterolemia have been studied extensively, but little research has addressed the psychological aspects of screening and treatment of the disease. This study compared the functioning of 32 children, ages 8 to 11 years, and their respective families. Eighteen children had hypercholesterolemia, and 14 had normal cholesterol levels. Responses on several psychological measures showed no differences between the two groups. Thus, hypercholesterolemia appears not to cause major psychological difficulties for children and their families. Analysis showed that those families reporting good dietary choices were more cohesive, more organized, and less conflictual than families who reported fair-to-poor dietary choices. Thus, family functioning may be related to dietary practices. These findings suggest that concern about negative psychological consequences of cholesterol screening is unfounded. Also, families for whom dietary modifications are critical may benefit from family-centered treatment as well as dietary counseling.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 32, No. 3, 135-141 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/000992289303200302
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Complore Complore   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati   Add to Twitter Twitter    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 PediatricsHome page
E. M. Haney, L. H. Huffman, C. Bougatsos, M. Freeman, R. D. Steiner, and H. D. Nelson
Screening and Treatment for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Evidence Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force
Pediatrics, July 1, 2007; 120(1): e189 - e214.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]