Coping with pediatric migraine.
Strategies used by latency-aged children to cope with pediatric migraine pain are identified in this exploratory study. The following three broad categories of coping and their subtypes emerged from the data: affective, cognitive, and problem-focused coping. Implications for practice, research, and education, particularly regarding the use of spirituality and prevention, are discussed.
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School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599-3550, USA.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000339:Affect; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D011340:Problem Solving; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires