Psychological interventions for individuals with cystic fibrosis and their families

L Goldbeck, A Fidika, M Herle… - Cochrane Database of …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background With increasing survival estimates for individuals with cystic fibrosis, long‐term
management has become an important focus. Psychological interventions are largely …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life among parents of children with phenylketonuria (PKU)

A Fidika, C Salewski, L Goldbeck - Health and quality of life outcomes, 2013 - Springer
Background Parents of children with chronic conditions are known to be at risk of impairment
in their quality of life (QoL). Studies considering other chronic conditions proposed diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Symptoms of depression impact the course of lung function in adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis

A Fidika, M Herle, L Goldbeck - BMC pulmonary medicine, 2014 - Springer
Background Epidemiological studies report high rates of depression among patients with
cystic fibrosis (CF). Assuming a causal relationship between depression and the …

[HTML][HTML] A web-based psychological support program for caregivers of children with cystic fibrosis: a pilot study

A Fidika, M Herle, C Lehmann, C Weiss… - Health and quality of life …, 2015 - Springer
Background Parents caring for a child with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) are at high risk for
psychological distress and have limited access to psychological care. Therefore, a web …

Cochrane corner: psychological interventions for individuals with cystic fibrosis and their families

L Goldbeck, A Fidika, M Herle, AL Quittner - Thorax, 2015 - thorax.bmj.com
Psychological issues associated with cystic fibrosis may arise from the patients' lifelong
disease-and treatment-related burden. This Cochrane Review aimed to determine …

Fear of disease progression questionnaire for parents: Psychometric properties based on a sample of caregivers of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis

A Fidika, M Herle, P Herschbach, L Goldbeck - Journal of psychosomatic …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Parents caring for a child with a chronic somatic condition are at risk of
increased distress and impaired quality of life. Fear of disease progression (FoP) is known to …