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Significant mean differences between participants and non-participants in support organizations.
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Thus associative involvement seems to have a significant impact on relevant dimensions of the quality of life of children and adolescents with chronic disease: participants do feel more satisfied with their health condition, more capable of making decisions regarding their own health and to influence other people regarding issues related to chronic diseases (see Figure 1).