| Factor Information | |
|---|---|
| Data ID | 2178 |
| Factor | Depressive symptoms (Time 1) |
| Description | adolescents in the chronically high loneliness trajectory reported the most depressive symptoms and the poorest perceived health, whereas adolescents in the low stable trajectory reported the opposite pattern. |
| Biomarker | NA |
| Classification | F6 (psychosocial factor - other) |
| Association | |
|---|---|
| Application | risk assessment |
| Objective | This study compared cross-sectional levels of loneliness in adolescents with and without CHD; examined the longitudinal course of loneliness and identified different developmental trajectory classes in adolescents with CHD; and investigated to what extent these trajectory classes are accompanied by differences in depressive symptoms and perceived health. |
| p Value | <0.001 |
| Conclusion | adolescents in the chronically high loneliness trajectory reported the most depressive symptoms and the poorest perceived health, whereas adolescents in the low stable trajectory reported the opposite pattern. |
| Risk Factor | unknown |
| CHD Type | |
|---|---|
| ID | 588 |
| CHD Type | isolated CHD/non-isolated CHD |
| CHD Subtype | HLHS/TOF/DORV/DILV/TA/TGA/CoA/AVSD/ASD/PVA/AVA/LVOTO/AA/VSD/other |
| Reference | |
|---|---|
| PMID | 23697788 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Title | Trajectories of loneliness in adolescents with congenital heart disease: associations with depressive symptoms and perceived health. |
| Sample | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population | Adolescents | |
| Source | longitudinal study | |
| Region | Leuven, Belgium | |
| Method | examined the longitudinal course | |
| Race | Europe | |
| Disease History | N/A | |
| Treatment History | N/A | |
| Group | chronically high loneliness trajectory (Treatment) | low stable trajectory (Control) |
| Number | 429 (total patients) | 429 (total patients) |
| Age | 15.75 (1.14) years | 15.75 (1.14) years |
| Gender (Male: Female) | 229:200 | 229:200 |
| Marker Level | mean(SD): 24.50 (10.98) | mean(SD): 7.51 (7.16) |
