title: Anxiety in children and adolescents with chronic physical illnesses: a meta-analysis.
abstract: To compare levels of anxiety of children with chronic illness with healthy peers and population norms. Meta-analysis integrated results from 332 studies. Children with chronic illness had elevated levels of anxiety (d=0.18 standard deviation units). Strongest elevations were found for chronic fatigue syndrome, migraine/tension headache, sensory impairment and epilepsy. Paediatricians should screen for anxiety symptoms in children at risk and offer interventions, if needed.
authors.affiliation: Philipps University, Department of Psychology, Marburg, Germany. pinquart@staff.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinquart
authors.forename: Yuhui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011594:Psychometrics; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis