[Psychosocial factors in the family environment of chronic patients and of healthy pupils of elementary school age].

The performed inquiry covers 376 primary school-aged children from whom 103--with chronic diseases and 273--healthy. Some psychological and social factors which could influence adversely the health state of the children, like single parent, bad relations between the parents and between parents and children, etc. have been studied. The data reveal unfavourable tendency in respect to adaptation abilities of children with chronic diseases.