Family Functioning in Children with Chronic Illness Compared with Healthy Controls: A Critical Review

Advances in medical care and technology have increased the lifespan and decreased the disease-related suffering of children with chronic illnesses. In addition to physical health outcomes, health care professionals are increasingly evaluating other parameters, such as child and family adjustment. Among these psychosocial factors, family functioning is a key variable that has been shown to play an essential role in children’s adjustment to...