Background Childhood long‐term conditions are usually diagnosed in infancy or early
childhood. Little is known about the particular experiences and needs of young people who …

In Western society, identity formation is argued to be one of the key developmental tasks of
adolescence. Despite implications for adolescent development, research into chronic illness …

Background There is growing recognition that multiple sclerosis is a possible, albeit
uncommon, diagnosis in childhood. However, very little is known about the experiences of …

Objective: Increasing numbers of young people live with a chronic health condition. Much
research to date has explored young people's self-management of their illness and related …

Aims and objectives To gain insight into what adolescents see as their main concern when
having parents who suffer from multiple sclerosis, and develop concepts and theory that may …

Background: It is estimated that less than 25% of young people in need of treatment for
mental illness receive specialized services, and even fewer receive a diagnosis by their …

Introduction Chronic illness effects one in ten adolescents worldwide. Adolescence involves
a desire for autonomy from parental control and the necessity to transition care from parent …

Poor control of chronic illness is often attributed to patients' non‐adherence to medical
advice and treatment. Policy and practice has traditionally focused on improving adherence …

Objectives. The aim of this study was to explore how adolescents with a parent with multiple
sclerosis (MS) adjust to their parents' illness. Design. We used an inductive qualitative …

Objective It has been reported that the diagnosis of a chronic illness increases a child's
susceptibility to future mental health problems. Accordingly, the objective of the current …