Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2003):

Coping strategies utilized by adolescents with end stage renal disease.

Full Abstract

Children and adolescents with end stage renal disease (ESRD) require life-long treatment. The purpose of this descriptive investigation was to identify coping strategies that adolescents with ESRD use to manage their chronic illness. Participants for this investigation were 35 adolescents, 13-18 years of age, with ESRD. The A-COPE survey instrument was used in a clinical and camp setting to measure the coping strategies used by adolescents with ESRD. Analyses revealed that adolescents with ESRD utilized a variety of coping strategies to manage the stresses of living with their chronic condition. Personal characteristics of gender, transplant status, age, and religious views were significantly related to the coping strategies the adolescents reported using.

Author information

Author/s: Snethen, Julia A (JA); Broome, Marion E (ME); Kelber, Sheryl (S); Warady, Bradley A (BA);

Affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association (Nephrol Nurs J), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2004 Jan-Feb; vol 31 (issue 1) : pp 41-9

Dates: Created 2004/03/10; Completed 2004/04/27; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 15008073, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adaptation, Psychological Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Age Factors Female Health Surveys Humans Interpersonal Relations

Kidney Failure, Chronic - psychology Kidney Transplantation - psychology Laughter - psychology Male Music - psychology Religion and Psychology Renal Dialysis - psychology Sex Factors

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