Discomfort towards peers causes therapy-related stress in children and adolescents on daily rhGH therapy
Discomfort towards peers related to chronic treatment was associated to therapy-related stress in childhood, despite a high degree of adherence. These factors should be identified early to plan strategies to mitigate their negative impact on the quality of life of patients treated with rhGH.
Authors
- Małgorzata Waśniewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8299-2677)
- Domenico Corica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3628-1612)
- Cecilia Lugarà
- Giorgia Pepe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1130-829X)
- Chiara Ferraloro
- Angela Alibrandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6695-151X)
- Maria Pecoraro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-111X)
- Letteria Anna Morabito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8274-9474)
- Tommaso Aversa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1754-6822)
- Valentina La Malfa
Institutions
- University of Messina (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1520210
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.59