TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescents' Psychosocial Experiences Living with Asthma
T2 - A Focus Group Study
AU - Rhee, Hyekyun
AU - Wenzel, Jennifer
AU - Steeves, Richard H.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this study for the year 2003 was provided to Hyekyun Rhee by GlaxosmithKline/American Nurses Foundation.
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - Introduction: Asthma is influenced by and influences psychosocial experiences in adolescents. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore psychosocial experiences and coping strategies of a sample of adolescents with asthma based on their own accounts. Methods: Six focus group interviews were conducted in Central Virginia with 19 adolescents with asthma ages 12 to 18 years. Results: Three general descriptions of experiences with asthma were found in the data: "Doing less with more effort," "Missing out," and "Not all bad." Adolescents' negative emotions were compounded by perceptions of others' responses. Three coping strategies, "Toughening," "Guardedness," and "Modifying" also were identified. Discussion: Findings enhance understanding of particular patterns of psychosocial experiences in adolescents and lay a foundation for developmentally appropriate asthma interventions.
AB - Introduction: Asthma is influenced by and influences psychosocial experiences in adolescents. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore psychosocial experiences and coping strategies of a sample of adolescents with asthma based on their own accounts. Methods: Six focus group interviews were conducted in Central Virginia with 19 adolescents with asthma ages 12 to 18 years. Results: Three general descriptions of experiences with asthma were found in the data: "Doing less with more effort," "Missing out," and "Not all bad." Adolescents' negative emotions were compounded by perceptions of others' responses. Three coping strategies, "Toughening," "Guardedness," and "Modifying" also were identified. Discussion: Findings enhance understanding of particular patterns of psychosocial experiences in adolescents and lay a foundation for developmentally appropriate asthma interventions.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2006.04.005
DO - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2006.04.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 17321909
AN - SCOPUS:33847100391
SN - 0891-5245
VL - 21
SP - 99
EP - 107
JO - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
JF - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
IS - 2
ER -