Psychosocial Aspects of Short Stature and Its Management: Good Deeds Require Good Science

Beliefs and assumptions regarding the presumed negative influence of height on psychological adaptation and quality of life contribute to the growth hormone (GH) therapy decision-making process. Although bioethics considers more than empirical evidence when providing guidance, recommendations based...

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Published inHormone research in paediatrics Vol. 76; no. Suppl 3; pp. 37 - 39
Main Author Sandberg, David E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2011
Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological
Body Height
Child
Clinical Trials as Topic - standards
Disease Management
Growth Disorders - drug therapy
Growth Disorders - psychology
Human Growth Hormone - therapeutic use
Humans
Quality of Life
Science - standards
Stereotyping
Short stature
Methodology
Growth hormone
Psychology
Quality of life
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Summary:Beliefs and assumptions regarding the presumed negative influence of height on psychological adaptation and quality of life contribute to the growth hormone (GH) therapy decision-making process. Although bioethics considers more than empirical evidence when providing guidance, recommendations based on poor-quality science will certainly diminish their ultimate value. This brief and selective overview identifies pitfalls and deficiencies in the existing literature on the psychosocial aspects of short stature and its management with GH. It concludes with a call for methodologically robust psychosocial research together with a careful risk/benefit analysis for the individual child.
ISBN:9783805598439
3805598432
ISSN:1663-2818
1663-2826
DOI:10.1159/000330155