Pediatric Coccidioidomycosis Patients: Perceptions, Quality of Life and Psychosocial Factors.
Healthcare (Basel) 2015;
3:775-95. [PMID:
27417796 PMCID:
PMC4939562 DOI:
10.3390/healthcare3030775]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Research investigating the effects of coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) on children and the psychosocial implications of this disease in general is lacking. This study reviews what is known about pediatric coccidioidomycosis patients. It documents the psychological functioning, quality of life, and illness perceptions of a sample of coccidioidomycosis patient families. Primary caregivers of pediatric patients and patients from a major hospital in the San Joaquin Valley of California were interviewed regarding their perceptions of disease detection, access to care and the patient/family experience.
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