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De Monestrol, I., Klint, Å., Sparén, P. and Hjelte, L. (2010) Age at Diagnosis and Disease. Progression of Cystic Fibrosis in an Area without Newborn Screening. In: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Hoboken, 1-8.

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• TITLE: Depression and Anxiety among Parents of Children with Cystic Fibrosis Related to the Children’s Health Related Quality of Life

  AUTHORS: Agneta Bergsten Brucefors, Jacek Hochwälder, Jessica Sjövall, Lena Hjelte

  KEYWORDS: Cystic Fibrosis, Depression, Anxiety, Quality of Life, Parents, Children

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Nursing, Vol.5 No.5, May 20, 2015

  ABSTRACT: The aim was to examine depression and anxiety among parents of children with Cystic Fibrosis and the association between the parents’ symptoms and the child’s quality of life as rated by the parents. Parents completed HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and CES-D (Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale), and assessed the children’s quality of life with CFQ-R (Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised). Anxiety amongst the parents was higher than the general population (m = 6.55, SD = 3.54, p