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Chronic Disease, Adolescence

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This entry discusses promoting the healthy development of youth living with a chronic illness. Chronic illness has been defined as a condition that often appears at birth or early childhood, interferes with daily functioning, causes hospitalizations, and involves symptoms that can often be adequately managed but not cured (Pless & Pinkerton, 1975; Wallander & Thompson, 1995). Traditionally, chronic illness has been differentiated from terminal illness in that chronic illnesses are not typically fatal. However, advances in medicine have enabled previously fatal illnesses to become chronic. Diseases most often classified as chronic among adolescents include asthma, cancer, cerebral palsy, congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), hemophilia, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, leukemia, renal disease, sickle cell anemia, epilepsy, and spina bifida.

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Harper, G.W., Hosek, S.G. (2003). Chronic Disease, Adolescence. In: Gullotta, T.P., et al. Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0195-4_41

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