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A life skills intervention improved psychosocial adjustment in children with cystic fibrosis

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.10.2.47

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    Christian BJ, D’Auria JP. Building life skills for children with cystic fibrosis: effectiveness of an intervention. Nurs Res 2006;55:300–7.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q In children with cystic fibrosis (CF), does a life skills intervention improve psychosocial adjustment, functional health status, and physiological status over time more than usual care?

    METHODS

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    randomised controlled trial.

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    {unconcealed}.*

    Embedded ImageBlinding:

    blinded (healthcare providers and outcome assessors).

    Embedded ImageFollow up period:

    9 months.

    Embedded ImageSetting:

    4 university based CF centres in North Carolina, USA.

    Embedded ImagePatients:

    116 children 8 to 11.25 years of age (mean age 9 y, 51% boys) with CF. Most children had mild CF.

    Embedded ImageIntervention:

    Building CF Life Skills, an educational problem solving and social skills intervention (n = 58), or usual care (n = 58). The intervention consisted of a home visit to assess each child’s knowledge of CF and daily management of the disease …

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    Footnotes

    • ↵* Information provided by author.

    • For correspondence: Dr B J Christian, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Becky.Christian{at}nurs.utah.edu

    • Source of funding: National Institutes of Health.