Life stress and cystic fibrosis

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Title Life stress and cystic fibrosis
Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Clark, Diane Kristen
Contributor Herbst, John Dr.
Date 1981-06
Description One hundred and four families who had received services from the Intermountain Cystic Fibrosis Pediatric Gastrointestinal Center within the past year agreed to participate in a retrospective, exploratory study of the relationship between stressful life events and the severity of cystic fibrosis (CF). Supporting the hypotheses, life events of both the primary caretaker and the CF child were found to be related to CF severity. Of the various measures of CF severity, two measures of pulmonary involvement, current antibiotic therapy and the x-ray component of the Shwachman score were found to be the most strongly related to stressful life events. A multiple regression analysis of the primary caretaker's life events identified eight events which accounted for 19% of the variability of each of these two pulmonary measures. In declining order of importance, these life events included marital separation, vacations, change in work responsibilities, a loan of less than $10,000, gaining a new family member, divorce, change in living conditions, and change in social activities. It was concluded that these events may interfere with the primary care taker's ability to provide home pulmonary therapy. Alternative interpretations were discussed.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Questionnaire; Demographic
Subject MESH Cystic Fibrosis; Stress, Psychological
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "Life stress and cystic fibrosis." Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "Life stress and cystic fibrosis." available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RJ 25.5 1981 C57.
Rights Management © Diane Kristen Clark
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
Identifier undthes,212019
Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
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Setname ir_etd
ID 191049
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w66nkd
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