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The role of coping strategies in quality of life of adolescents with asthma
This study aimed to determine which coping strategies are associated with better quality of life (QOL) in adolescents with asthma. Furthermore, because coping can mediate the effects of health stressors on QOL, this study also examined the indirect effect of asthma severity on QOL via coping. Betwee...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2798045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17268933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-006-9146-4 |
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author | Van De Ven, Monique O. M. Engels, Rutger C. M. E. Sawyer, Susan M. Otten, Roy Van Den Eijnden, Regina J. J. M. |
author_facet | Van De Ven, Monique O. M. Engels, Rutger C. M. E. Sawyer, Susan M. Otten, Roy Van Den Eijnden, Regina J. J. M. |
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description | This study aimed to determine which coping strategies are associated with better quality of life (QOL) in adolescents with asthma. Furthermore, because coping can mediate the effects of health stressors on QOL, this study also examined the indirect effect of asthma severity on QOL via coping. Between January and May 2003, 553 Dutch adolescents with asthma (aged 12–6 years) completed questionnaires assessing coping strategies, symptom severity, overall QOL and positive QOL domain (positive effects of asthma domain). The relations between symptom severity, coping strategies and QOL were tested with structural equation modelling (SEM). Symptom severity affected overall and positive QOL, both directly and indirectly via coping. The coping strategies restricted lifestyle and worrying about asthma were associated with poorer overall QOL. The use of the coping strategies restricted lifestyle, positive reappraisal, and information seeking was related to increased scores on the positive QOL domain, whereas hiding asthma was related to lower scores on the positive QOL domain. The findings of this study suggest that coping mediates the effect of symptoms of asthma on QOL among adolescents with asthma. Several suggestions for interventions to improve asthma-specific QOL are discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-27980452010-01-13 The role of coping strategies in quality of life of adolescents with asthma Van De Ven, Monique O. M. Engels, Rutger C. M. E. Sawyer, Susan M. Otten, Roy Van Den Eijnden, Regina J. J. M. Qual Life Res Original Paper This study aimed to determine which coping strategies are associated with better quality of life (QOL) in adolescents with asthma. Furthermore, because coping can mediate the effects of health stressors on QOL, this study also examined the indirect effect of asthma severity on QOL via coping. Between January and May 2003, 553 Dutch adolescents with asthma (aged 12–6 years) completed questionnaires assessing coping strategies, symptom severity, overall QOL and positive QOL domain (positive effects of asthma domain). The relations between symptom severity, coping strategies and QOL were tested with structural equation modelling (SEM). Symptom severity affected overall and positive QOL, both directly and indirectly via coping. The coping strategies restricted lifestyle and worrying about asthma were associated with poorer overall QOL. The use of the coping strategies restricted lifestyle, positive reappraisal, and information seeking was related to increased scores on the positive QOL domain, whereas hiding asthma was related to lower scores on the positive QOL domain. The findings of this study suggest that coping mediates the effect of symptoms of asthma on QOL among adolescents with asthma. Several suggestions for interventions to improve asthma-specific QOL are discussed. Springer Netherlands 2007-02-01 2007-05 /pmc/articles/PMC2798045/ /pubmed/17268933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-006-9146-4 Text en © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007 |
spellingShingle | Original Paper Van De Ven, Monique O. M. Engels, Rutger C. M. E. Sawyer, Susan M. Otten, Roy Van Den Eijnden, Regina J. J. M. The role of coping strategies in quality of life of adolescents with asthma |
title | The role of coping strategies in quality of life of adolescents with asthma |
title_full | The role of coping strategies in quality of life of adolescents with asthma |
title_fullStr | The role of coping strategies in quality of life of adolescents with asthma |
title_full_unstemmed | The role of coping strategies in quality of life of adolescents with asthma |
title_short | The role of coping strategies in quality of life of adolescents with asthma |
title_sort | role of coping strategies in quality of life of adolescents with asthma |
topic | Original Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2798045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17268933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-006-9146-4 |
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