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Development of a growth hormone injection questionnaire for adolescents
Joyce A Cramer1, Marie Claude Simeoni, Stéphane Robitail
1Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale-VA Medical Center, Room 7-127 G7E, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516-2770, USA. joyce.cramer@yale.edu
Abstract:
We developed an instrument to assess feelings about self-injection of growth hormone (GH) in adolescents with growth disorders. Summary scores did not differ significantly by cohort, age, gender, or diagnosis. Adolescents who were more comfortable with GH injections had higher health-related quality of life, functional capacity, and self-control.