@article{ref1,
title="Self-esteem in children and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency",
journal="Iranian journal of pediatrics",
year="2018",
author="Ayadi, Hela and Cherif, Leila and Hadjkacem, Imen and Kammoun, Wiem and Khemakhem, Khaoula and Khemekhem, Souhel and Moalla, Yousr and Kammoun, Thouraya and Hachicha, Mongia and Ghribi, Farhat",
volume="28",
number="6",
pages="e4617-e4617",
abstract="The aim of this study was to assess self-esteem in children and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency and to establish the factors influencing self-esteem in children and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency.This cross-sectional study was carried out on 26 children and adolescents, aged 8 to 18, with a total growth hormone deficiency. The Cooper Smith self-esteem inventory was used in this study.Patients with growth hormone deficiency had low self-esteem in more than 50% of the cases. Among the studied factors influencing the self-esteem, such as school performance, disturbance in parent-child and peers-child relationships, perceived by parents, and parents' acceptance of the illness, there was a correlation in most of the subscales.Growth hormone impaired children and adolescents require psychological counseling and comprehensive care.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2008-2142",
doi="10.5812/ijp.4617",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ijp.4617"
}