Narrative medicine approach for assessing the emotional experience of children and adolescents treated with daily rhGH and their caregivers
The emotional experience of patients on daily rhGH is negatively affected by non-acceptance of therapy and therapy-related stress. The narrative medicine approach is useful in early identification of emotional burden and promote implementation of strategies to improve psycho-social health for both patients and caregivers.
Authors
- Domenico Corica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3628-1612)
- Giorgia Pepe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1130-829X)
- Maria Pecoraro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-111X)
- Tommaso Aversa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1754-6822)
- Valentina La Malfa
- Letteria Anna Morabito
- Cecilia Lugarà
- Malgorzata Gabriela Wasniewska
- Angela Alibrandi
Institutions
- University of Messina (IT)
- Martin University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2026.1654794
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00