Maturing responsibility in young teens participating in an asthma camp: adaptive mechanisms and outcomes.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to describe adolescent adaptation in the four adaptive modes of the Roy Adaptation Model in campers attending a Young Teen Asthma Camp and relate that adaptation to the acquisition of asthma responsibility.


METHODS
The camp experience included asthma education and an opportunity to grow socially. A quasi-experimental design investigated ratings of self-efficacy and responsibility from before to after camp.


RESULTS
Improvements in self-efficacy supported adaptation in self-concept and role function. Adolescents demonstrated maturing responsibility in asthma management in interdependence mode.


CONCLUSIONS
Asthma camps are effective for delivering asthma education, enhancing maturation, and assisting with normalizing life experiences. Nurses can be instrumental in facilitating adolescents' participation.
Buckner
Ellen B
EB
University of Alabama School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. bucknere@uab.edu
Simmons
Sharon
S
Brakefield
Jennifer A
JA
Hawkins
Ashley K
AK
Feeley
Christine
C
Kilgore
Laura A Frizzell
LA
Holmes
Suzanne
S
Bibb
Melissa
M
Gibson
Linda
L
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002165:Camping / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support