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Adaptation to Asthma in Children: A Matter of Coping and Stress Control

Cindy Carolina Segura Moreno1, Luz Patricia Diaz Heredia2

  • 1Upsilon Nu Chapter, ECCI University, Bogotá, Colombia.

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing
|July 7, 2021
PubMed

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Children with asthma who experience less stress and use effective coping strategies have better disease control. This highlights the importance of interventions for children, families, and schools to improve asthma management.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric respiratory medicine
  • Health psychology

Background:

  • Asthma is a prevalent chronic childhood respiratory disease.
  • It involves complex interactions of autonomic, immunologic, and psychologic factors.
  • Understanding psychosocial influences is crucial for effective asthma management in children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between stress, coping mechanisms, and asthma control in children aged 6-12.
  • To identify how psychological factors influence disease management in pediatric asthma patients.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional, correlational quantitative study.
  • Involved 280 children diagnosed with asthma.
  • Data collected from outpatient and hospitalization services in Bogotá.

Main Results:

  • Significant inverse correlation found between stress and coping (r = -0.581, p < .05).
  • Significant inverse correlation between stress and asthma control (r = -0.545, p < .05).
  • Significant direct correlation between coping and asthma control (r = 0.759, p < .05).

Conclusions:

  • Lower stress and effective coping are associated with better asthma control in children.
  • The findings support the Adaptation to Chronic Health Conditions theory.
  • Interventions targeting patients, families, and schools can enhance pediatric asthma care quality.

Keywords:
Pediatric nursingasthmaphysiological adaptationprevention and controlpsychological stress

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