Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this article is to analyze the strengths and limitations of research
designs of studies implementing coping based training interventions in adolescents.
Methods
Quantitative and mixed methods studies were selected and reviewed for critical analysis
of strengths, limitations, and validity concerns.
Results
Methodological strengths and weaknesses were assessed. The major limitation to the
studies reviewed is selection bias in both quasi-experimental studies and randomized
controlled trials.
Practice implications
Improved coping strategies and skills were found in participants of coping skill training
intervention programs. Decreased depressive symptoms and less impact of individual
disease burden was found in the treatment intervention groups.
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Biography
Anna Tielsch-Goddard, Doctoral Candidate, School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Biography
Sheila H. Ridner, Martha Rivers Ingram Professor, School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 24, 2015
Footnotes
Supported by CTSA award No. UL1TR000445 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Bethesda, MD.
Conflicts of interest: None to report.
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Copyright © 2015 by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
