title: The effects of coping skills training among teens with asthma.
abstract: This pilot study used a pretest and posttest design to examine the effect of a school-based intervention, Coping Skills Training, among teens with asthma (N = 39) aged 14 to 18 years randomly assigned to treatment and control groups from three midwestern high schools. Variables included asthma self-efficacy, social support, asthma-related quality of life, peak expiratory flow rate, asthma diary symptoms, and rescue medication usage. The treatment group scored significantly higher on self-efficacy (p < .001), activity-related quality of life (p = .05), and social support (p < .001) compared with the control group after using ANCOVA to adjust for baseline scores. Significant improvements were also noted from pre- to posttest in the treatment group for self-efficacy (p < .001) and quality of life (p = .02). This study indicates that Coping Skills Training is an important intervention for further study with teens with asthma.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Nursing, Goshen College, IN 46526, USA. vettersmithm@missouri.edu
authors.forename: Brenda J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Srof
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Velsor-Friedrich
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Penckofer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care; D012944:Social Support
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents