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The extent to which chronic health conditions during adolescence affect educational achievement and employment in adulthood is not well studied. Investigators conducted a systematic review to address the issue. They identified 27 longitudinal case-controlled studies (15 conducted in the U.S.) that included 70 analyses of potential associations between chronic conditions and education and employment outcomes.
The mean age of adolescents with chronic conditions was 14.6 years (range, 10.5–18) and the mean age at adult follow-up was 23.1 (range, 18.5–35). Of the 70 analyses, 61 showed poorer educational and employment outcomes in adolescents with chronic health conditions compared with healthy controls.
For mental health conditions, 26 of 61 ana…