The Association of Quality of Life with Psychosocial Factors in Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome.
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| Title: | The Association of Quality of Life with Psychosocial Factors in Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome. |
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| Authors: | Watson, Kelly H. (AUTHOR), Eckland, Michelle (AUTHOR), Schwartzman, Jessica M. (AUTHOR), Molnar, Andrew (AUTHOR), Boon, Whitney (AUTHOR), Hiller, Matthew (AUTHOR), Scholer, Seth (AUTHOR), Mace, Rachel (AUTHOR), Rothman, Alice (AUTHOR), Claassen, Daniel O. (AUTHOR), Riordan, Heather R. (AUTHOR), Isaacs, David A. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Child Psychiatry & Human Development. Dec2025, Vol. 56 Issue 6, p1586-1597. 12p. |
| Subjects: | Quality of life, Family relations, Teenagers, Self-esteem, Psychological stress, Psychosocial factors, Tourette syndrome, Internalizing behavior |
| Abstract: | Individuals with Tourette syndrome (TS) have poorer quality of life (QoL) than their peers, yet factors contributing to poor QoL in this population remain unclear. Research to date has predominantly focused on the impact of tics and psychiatric symptoms on QoL in TS samples. The aim of this cross-sectional, multi-informant study was to identify psychosocial variables that may impact adolescent QoL in TS. Thirty-eight adolescents aged 13 to 17 with TS and 28 age-matched controls participated with a caregiver. No group differences were found on QoL, although the TS group reported reduced QoL compared to population normative data. In the TS group, reduced QoL was associated with lower self-esteem, poorer family functioning, higher stress, and greater depression and anxiety; QoL was unrelated to tic severity. In regression analyses, after adjusting for covariates, family functioning was the strongest predictor of QoL. These results emphasize the need to further explore the influence of psychosocial factors, particularly family functioning, on QoL in adolescents with TS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Individuals with Tourette syndrome (TS) have poorer quality of life (QoL) than their peers, yet factors contributing to poor QoL in this population remain unclear. Research to date has predominantly focused on the impact of tics and psychiatric symptoms on QoL in TS samples. The aim of this cross-sectional, multi-informant study was to identify psychosocial variables that may impact adolescent QoL in TS. Thirty-eight adolescents aged 13 to 17 with TS and 28 age-matched controls participated with a caregiver. No group differences were found on QoL, although the TS group reported reduced QoL compared to population normative data. In the TS group, reduced QoL was associated with lower self-esteem, poorer family functioning, higher stress, and greater depression and anxiety; QoL was unrelated to tic severity. In regression analyses, after adjusting for covariates, family functioning was the strongest predictor of QoL. These results emphasize the need to further explore the influence of psychosocial factors, particularly family functioning, on QoL in adolescents with TS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 0009398X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10578-023-01656-0 |
