tailieunhanh - A thesis submitted to The University of Birmingham for the degree of Clinical Psychology Doctorate

Children’s health is the foundation for health throughout life, and measures of child health are important indicators of our nation’s overall state of health. This chartbook focuses on the health of children to explore whether we are reaching our full health potential as a nation and in every state. Considering the differences between ‘what is’ (current overall levels of child health) and ‘what is attainable’ (the levels of health that would be achieved if all children were as healthy as children in the most favorable social and economic conditions), the new state-by-state evidence presented here reveals substantial unrealized health potential. | Children young people and Coeliac Disease Volume I Research component BY Eleni Theodosi A thesis submitted to The University of Birmingham for the degree of Clinical Psychology Doctorate school of psychology College of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham June 2009 UNIVERSITY BIRMINGHAM University of Birmingham Research Archive e-theses repository This unpublished thesis dissertation is copyright of the author and or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. Children young people and Coeliac Disease Overview Volume I Volume I comprises a review of the literature about children and young people with Coeliac Disease a common autoimmune disease characterised by an immune response to the protein gluten found in wheat barley and rye. It also comprises a qualitative research paper detailing interviews with young people that aimed to tap their lived experiences of the disease. The final part of Volume I comprise a public domain briefing paper summarising both the literature review and research paper. The literature review considers the evidence for problems with adherence to treatment a lifelong diet free from gluten for young people with Coeliac Disease as well as psychological effects of having the disease in childhood. Studies of parental views were also included. The results suggested that there is some element of psychological distress associated with having CD in childhood and that adherence to the treatment appears to be influenced by age and gender. Studies of parents views about their child s Coeliac Disease suggested that .