Mind-body correlation related to childhood experience of youth with childhood-onset chronic disease

Abstract

This study aimed to determine mind-body correlation based on childhood experiences of youth with childhood-onset chronic disease. Twenty-four youth with childhood-onset chronic disease and 260 university students (without childhood-onset chronic diseases) provided a free description of their most impactful childhood experiences along with their age at the time of the experience. We used the Sukemune-Hiew Resilience Test, the 13-item five-point version sense of coherence (SOC) scale, and the health-related quality of life instrument (HRQoL : SF-8). The average age of the most impactful childhood experience of the youth was around 11 years ; it had a significant correlation with the onset age of their chronic disease. The SOC score did not differ significantly between university students and the youth. However, the youth had significantly lower resilience scores as compared to the university students. Multiple regression analysis showed that an activity experience during childhood and childhood chronic disease directly positively influenced physical pain. We also found that both physical pain and resilience had a positive influence on mental health.

We examined it when it preserved psychosomatic health and the youth with childhood-onset chronic disease had an important activity experience.

Childhood-onset chronic disease affected the youth's mental health through childhood activity experience, physical pain, and resilience. Furthermore, the importance of reducing psychosomatic pain was suggested as a way to preserve youth mental health.