Abstract

DIAS, Natalia Guimarães; CASERTA GON, Márcia Cristina  and  ZAZULA, Robson. Comparison of Behavioral Profile of Children with Different Chronic Skin Diseases. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2017, vol.35, n.3, pp.559-570. ISSN 1794-4724.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.4506.

The main objective is to compare the behavioral profile of children with chronic skin disease (atopic derma titis, psoriasis and vitiligo). A transversal study was conducted with a convenience sampling. Participants were 26 mothers, with children between the ages sis and 12 years and a chronic skin disease diagnosis. The instruments used were the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 4/18 (CBCL 4/18) and a sociodemographic questionnaire. The results were compared between children groups with different chronic skin disease for social competences and problem behavior, using the non-parametric test of Kruskal-Walis (p < 0.05).

The results showed statistical differences between the three groups for global, social, activities and academic competences. Children with atopic dermatitis showed low competence to activities and children with vitiligo showed low social competence. All groups showed low frequencies of children classified as clinical for scholar competences and high frequencies of children classified as clinic for problem behavior. Discuses focused in the impact of chronic skin disease in the development of problem behavior and social competences.

Keywords : Childhood; adolescence; chronic skin di sease; problem behavior.

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