The Impact of Tic Severity, Comorbidity and Peer Attachment on Quality of Life Outcomes and Functioning in Tourette’s Syndrome: Parental Perspectives

O’Hare, D; Helmes, E; Eapen, V; Grove, R; McBain, K; Reece, J

The Impact of Tic Severity, Comorbidity and Peer Attachment on Quality of Life Outcomes and Functioning in Tourette’s Syndrome: Parental Perspectives

O’Hare, D Helmes, E Eapen, V Grove, R

McBain, K Reece, J

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Citation:: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2016, 47, (4), pp. 563-573
Issue Date:: 2016

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dc.contributor.author	O’Hare, D
dc.contributor.author	Helmes, E
dc.contributor.author	Eapen, V
dc.contributor.author	Grove, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6669-9385
dc.contributor.author	McBain, K
dc.contributor.author	Reece, J
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-19T02:52:05Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-19T02:52:05Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.citation	Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2016, 47, (4), pp. 563-573
dc.identifier.issn	0009-398X
dc.identifier.issn	1573-3327
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/153351
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this controlled, community-based study based on data from parents of youth (aged 7-16 years) with Tourette's syndrome (TS; n = 86) and parents of age and gender matched peers (n = 108) was to test several hypotheses involving a range of variables salient to the TS population, including peer attachment, quality of life, severity of tics, comorbidity, and psychological, behavioural and social dysfunction. Multivariate between-group analyses confirmed that TS group youth experienced lower quality of life, increased emotional, behavioural and social difficulties, and elevated rates of insecure peer attachment relative to controls, as reported by their primary caregiver. Results also confirmed the main hypothesis that security of peer attachment would be associated with individual variability in outcomes for youth with TS. As predicted, multivariate within-TS group analyses determined strong relationships among adverse quality of life outcomes and insecure attachment to peers, increased tic severity, and the presence of comorbid disorder. Findings suggest that youth with TS are at increased risk for insecure peer attachment and that this might be an important variable impacting the quality of life outcomes for those diagnosed.
dc.format	Print
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	SPRINGER
dc.relation.ispartof	Child Psychiatry and Human Development
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10578-015-0590-7
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dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Developmental & Child Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Caregivers
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Emotions
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Object Attachment
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Peer Group
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Severity of Illness Index
dc.subject.mesh	Tics
dc.subject.mesh	Tourette Syndrome
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Tourette Syndrome
dc.subject.mesh	Tics
dc.subject.mesh	Severity of Illness Index
dc.subject.mesh	Emotions
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Peer Group
dc.subject.mesh	Object Attachment
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Caregivers
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.title	The Impact of Tic Severity, Comorbidity and Peer Attachment on Quality of Life Outcomes and Functioning in Tourette’s Syndrome: Parental Perspectives
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.location.activity	United States
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utslib.for	1701 Psychology
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
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Abstract:

The aim of this controlled, community-based study based on data from parents of youth (aged 7-16 years) with Tourette's syndrome (TS; n = 86) and parents of age and gender matched peers (n = 108) was to test several hypotheses involving a range of variables salient to the TS population, including peer attachment, quality of life, severity of tics, comorbidity, and psychological, behavioural and social dysfunction. Multivariate between-group analyses confirmed that TS group youth experienced lower quality of life, increased emotional, behavioural and social difficulties, and elevated rates of insecure peer attachment relative to controls, as reported by their primary caregiver. Results also confirmed the main hypothesis that security of peer attachment would be associated with individual variability in outcomes for youth with TS. As predicted, multivariate within-TS group analyses determined strong relationships among adverse quality of life outcomes and insecure attachment to peers, increased tic severity, and the presence of comorbid disorder. Findings suggest that youth with TS are at increased risk for insecure peer attachment and that this might be an important variable impacting the quality of life outcomes for those diagnosed.

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