Improvements in Hope and Beliefs about Illness Following a Summer Camp for Youth with Chronic Illnesses.
Children
Chronic illness
Psychosocial factors
Summer camps
Journal
Journal of pediatric nursing
ISSN: 1532-8449
Titre abrégé: J Pediatr Nurs
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8607529
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
17
04
2018
revised:
23
10
2018
accepted:
23
10
2018
entrez:
27
1
2019
pubmed:
27
1
2019
medline:
8
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study evaluated changes in hope, attitude toward illness, and perceptions of illness benefit and burden following participation in a summer camp designed for youth with a variety of chronic illnesses. Participants were 62 youth campers (Age M = 13.45 years, SD = 2.41) with a variety of chronic illnesses. For youth who began camp low in hope about future goal attainment, participation in optional camp activities negatively predicted post-camp hope about future goal attainment. This relation was nonsignificant for campers who began camp high in hope. We found no significant changes in attitude toward illness or perceptions of illness benefit or burden. This study provides an important contribution to burgeoning research on summer camps designed for children with varying chronic illnesses. Findings were inconsistent with previous studies on chronic illness summer camp outcomes. Further work is needed to identify camp components that are related to desirable psychosocial outcomes for youth with chronic illnesses.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30683282
pii: S0882-5963(18)30171-4
doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2018.10.016
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
56-62Commentaires et corrections
Type : ErratumIn
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