title: OC37 - Adolescents with cystic fibrosis: their perspective.
abstract: Theme: Complex health care and chronic disease management.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The adolescent with cystic fibrosis suffers from organic distresses and requires support to deal with the physical symptoms and the psychosocial adaptation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Realize the experience of growing up with cystic fibrosis from the adolescent point of view.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data grounded theory as investigation method and interpretation by Meleis Theory. Study group with 16 adolescents and data collected by interview.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From the content analysis of the interviews, we established that the adolescents were living development and health-illness type transitions. We identified the dimension 'developing trust and coping' as adjustment strategy to new contexts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The adolescents' speeches reflected behaviors of involvement in the transition process, being a positive result to the psychosocial development and positive life experience at this stage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The follow up from healthcare professionals may transform a stressful situation into a state of trust. It can also reveal and pinpoint resource strategies to enable adaptation to new circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Maria Conceição
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Reisinho
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Bárbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: Adolescent; cystic fibrosis; transitions.