PSYCHOLOGICAL-PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF TREATING CHILDREN WITH MUCOVISCIDOSIS

Abstract

The article is dedicated to optimization of psychological help rendering to children with mucoviscidosis. The authors emphasize the need in multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitation of such children and present results of a study of psychological peculiarities of children of 7–18 years of age with mucoviscidosis and formulate the main areas of psychological-pedagogical help in the process of rehabilitation. The children were divided into 2 groups according to physical and psychological condition: group 1 — stable condition, mild disease course and relatively good psychological condition (47.1%); group 2 — progressive aggravation of health, frequent exacerbations, low mood background and personality distortion (52.9%). The authors disclose content of psychological work with families and methods of optimizing social conditions at inpatient hospitals.

Keywords

• mucoviscidosis
• personality development
• chronic disease
• adolescents
• primary school students
• complex medical-social help