The role of coping strategies in quality of life of adolescents with asthma

Monique O.M. Van De Ven; Rutger C.M.E. Engels; Susan M. Sawyer; Roy Otten; Regina J.J.M. Van Den Eijnden

doi:10.1007/s11136-006-9146-4

The role of coping strategies in quality of life of adolescents with asthma

Monique O.M. Van De Ven^*, Rutger C.M.E. Engels, Susan M. Sawyer, Roy Otten, Regina J.J.M. Van Den Eijnden

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Abstract

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 12-16 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	625-634
Number of pages	10
Journal	Quality of Life Research
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-006-9146-4
Publication status	Published - May 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledgements This research was funded by a grant from the Dutch Asthma Foundation. The contribution of Rutger Engels was supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. The authors are grateful to all adolescents who participated in the project.

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Acknowledgements This research was funded by a grant from the Dutch Asthma Foundation. The contribution of Rutger Engels was supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. The authors are grateful to all adolescents who participated in the project.

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Adolescent
Asthma
Psychological adaptation
Quality of life

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