title: Nursing interventions in monitoring the adolescent with Cystic Fibrosis: a literature review.
abstract: to search for nursing interventions focused on the improvement of quality of life and promotion of self-care of adolescents suffering from the Cystic Fibrosis.
  
  
  
  literature review. The inclusion criteria were: primary studies and studies with interventions developed by nurses in the adolescent population with Cystic Fibrosis, using Portuguese, Spanish, French and English with no time limit, and supported by the databases Scopus, Web of Science and CINAHL. The search expressions were: nursing AND care AND adolescent AND "Cystic Fibrosis" AND ("quality of life" OR "self-care").
  
  
  
  a total of 59 articles was retrieved; 8 matched the criteria chosen. Nursing interventions targeted at adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis and their family members were identified. These interventions were organized according to the nurses' role, namely caregiver, coordinator, counsellor, researcher, trainer and care partner.
  
  
  
  nursing interventions targeted at following up the adolescent during the entire therapeutic process, involving the presence of parents/significant others, since both the adolescent and family have to be responsible for self-care. Healthcare professionals should be capable of identifying the specific needs of patients with chronic disease and their family, permitting a better understanding and adaptation to the health-disease transition process.
authors.affiliation: Doctoral student, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Porto, Portugal. Adjunct Professor, Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Maria da Conceição Marinho Sousa Ribeiro Oliveira
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Reisinho
authors.affiliation: PhD, Professor, Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Bárbara Pereira
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care