Trajectories of self-management and independence in youth with spina bifida : Family-related predictors of growth

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The purpose of this study was to assess family-related predictors of self-management trajectories in youth with spina bifida (SB). Participants with SB completed the Adolescent/Young Adult Self-Management and Independence Scale (AMIS II) interview across four time points. Family functioning, family-related stress, and perceived family support were assessed by multiple reporters and multiple methods. Growth in AMIS II total self-management and the AMIS II subscales (Condition and Independent Living) were estimated using linear mixed effect models as a function of family factors, after controlling for socio-demographic, condition-related, and neuropsychological variables that had been found to be significant predictors of self-management in prior studies. Model fit and parsimony were assessed using Akaike's information criterion (AIC). This diverse community sample included 99 respondents aged 18-27 years old. About half were female (52.5%) and White (52.5%); 15.2% were Black, and 32.3% were Hispanic/Latino. Observed family cohesion at baseline was associated with all self-management scales at age 18 (all p < 0.05). Growth in self-management was associated with parent-reported number of family stress events. For growth in total self-management, the best model included age, race/ethnicity, family income, shunt status, lesion level, neuropsychological function, observed family cohesion, and an age-by-number of family stress events interaction effect. The study findings suggested that family factors were important predictors of self-management trajectories, even after controlling for socio-demographic, condition-related, and neuropsychological covariates. Risk and protective factors identified in families of youth with SB can inform family-focused interventions for self-management.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Research in nursing & health - (2024) vom: 16. Apr.

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ridosh, Monique M [VerfasserIn]
Adams, William [VerfasserIn]
Driscoll, Colleen F B [VerfasserIn]
Magaña, Fabiola [VerfasserIn]
Sawin, Kathleen J [VerfasserIn]
Holmbeck, Grayson N [VerfasserIn]

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Adolescents
Family
Journal Article
Self‐management
Spina bifida
Stress

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Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1002/nur.22387

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NLM371133807