Three wishes and psychological functioning in boys with duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Three wishes and psychological functioning in boys with duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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杜氏肌营养不良症男孩的三个愿望和心理功能。
DOI:
10.1097/00004703-200304000-00004
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发表时间:
2003
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Hinton,VeronicaJ
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Nereo,NancyE;Hinton,VeronicaJ
This study examined Three Wishes (a projective technique commonly used with children) in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a fatal, progressive illness (n= 74). A reliable and parsimonious scoring system was developed to code wish type. Probands’ responses were compared with unaffected siblings (n= 32) and a male comparison group (n= 43). Contrary to what was expected, the DMD group did not make significantly more health-related wishes than their siblings or the comparison group. Further, no association between health-related wishes and problem behaviors was observed in the DMD group. These findings indicate that, despite increased stressors, boys with DMD present wishes similar to those of their healthy peers.