Adaptation to chronic illness in childhood: diabetes mellitus.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss a conceptual frame of reference for the study of human responses to chronic illness in childhood using diabetes mellitus as a model case and to review the research findings on physiological and psychological adaptation. In addition, the implications of these studies for nursing practice are presented.
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D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009730:Nursing Assessment