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David Fedele, PhD, ABPP

Psychologist

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Research at a glance

Top areas of exploration

  • Asthma , 23 publications
  • Stress, Psychological , 16 publications
  • Parents , 13 publications
  • Adaptation, Psychological , 13 publications

Research activity

123 publications

1,929 citations

Why is this important?

Focus

Dr. Fedele’s research broadly focuses on family adjustment to pediatric chronic illness. He is particularly interested in the psychosocial aspects of pediatric chronic illnesses including how health behaviors, adherence to treatment regimens, and the child-caregiver relationship impact adjustment and morbidity. Dr. Fedele’s current research predominantly focuses on youth diagnosed with asthma and their families.

Active clinical trials

AIM2ACT

The aim is to test the efficacy of AIM2ACT and long-term maintenance of treatment effects in a fully-powered randomized controlled trial with 160 early adolescents with poorly controlled persistent asthma, ages 12-15 years, and a caregiver

Investigators
Sreekala Prabhakaran, David Fedele
Status
Accepting Candidates
Ages
12 Years - 70 Years
Sexes
All

My publications

123 publications

2012

Psychological effects of dance-based group exergaming in obese adolescents.

Pediatric obesity

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2012

The relationship of maternal and child illness uncertainty to child depressive symptomotology: a mediational model.

Journal of pediatric psychology

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2012

Utility of the Illness Intrusiveness Scale in parents of children diagnosed with juvenile rheumatic diseases.

Rehabilitation psychology

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2011

Differences in adjustment by child developmental stage among caregivers of children with disorders of sex development.

International journal of pediatric endocrinology

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2011

Longitudinal assessment of maternal parenting capacity variables and child adjustment outcomes in pediatric cancer.

Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology

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