Definitions of chronic illness do not reflect the changing nature of chronic illnesses. When definitions in the literature, which guide and inform thinking in a field, remain static they are in danger of creating stereotypes. This can have an adverse influence on the care of people with chronic illness. Debates over the use of terms associated with chronic illness will lead to a better understa...

OBJECTIVE This study examined the association between chronic illness and school readiness, by using linked administrative population data. METHODS The sample included children born in 2003-2004 who were residing in Western Australia in 2009 and had a complete Australian Early Development Census record (N = 22 890). Health and demographic information was also analyzed for 19 227 mothers and 1...

nonpsychiatric hospitalized patients are frequently exposed to psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression, which significantly infuence the patient's subsequent admission days and the rate of recovery. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety and depression among hospitalised patients in mashhad hospitals and to compare the level of anxiety in patients adm...

OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to determine whether a measure of global self-concept demonstrated longitudinal measurement invariance between adolescents aged 10-19 years with and without chronic illness and to document differences in their global self-concept trajectories over time. METHODS Data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (N = 10,06...