Erasmus University Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, The Netherlands.
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
J Health Psychol. 2020 Nov-Dec;25(13-14):2296-2316. doi: 10.1177/1359105318790052. Epub 2018 Aug 21.
Netherton syndrome is a rare severe skin disease. Clinical experience showed considerable psychosocial burdens among Netherton syndrome patients/families. Their (neuro)psychological functioning has never been investigated.
To investigate neuropsychological/psychosocial functioning of Netherton syndrome patients and parents.
A total of 12 Netherton syndrome patients and/or parents completed neuropsychological tests, semi-structured-interviews, and psychological-questionnaires.
Intelligence results showed disharmonic profiles, with below-average scores on processing speed. Neuropsychological problems and unfavorable outcomes on health-related quality of life, illness-appearance-related problems, and negative social consequences among patients/parents were found. Psychopathological (emotional) problems were reported; stigmatization, bullying was common among Netherton syndrome patients.
Compared with normative data, Netherton syndrome patients showed neuropsychological and psychosocial problems. Standard follow-up is necessary to identify problems at early stage.
Netherton 综合征是一种罕见的严重皮肤病。临床经验表明,Netherton 综合征患者/家庭存在相当大的心理社会负担。他们的(神经)心理功能从未被调查过。
调查 Netherton 综合征患者及其父母的神经心理/心理社会功能。
共有 12 名 Netherton 综合征患者和/或父母完成了神经心理学测试、半结构化访谈和心理问卷。
智力测试结果显示,患者存在不平衡的表现,在处理速度方面得分低于平均水平。患者/父母存在与健康相关的生活质量、疾病外貌相关问题和负面社会后果相关的神经心理问题和不良结果。报告了精神病理(情绪)问题;Netherton 综合征患者中常见的污名化和欺凌现象。
与常模数据相比,Netherton 综合征患者存在神经心理和心理社会问题。需要进行标准随访以早期识别问题。