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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COPING AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG ADOLESCENTS WITH A CHRONIC DISEASE
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We conducted a study to describe the clinical characteristics of stress coping and mental health, and to analyze the association between coping strategies and mental health problems in adolescents with a chronic disease. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study, conducted on 93 patients from 10 to 18 years old (61.3% male) have been treated for type 1 diabetes and nephrotic syndrome in National Children's Hospital. Assessment tools included: Coping with a Disease Questionnaire (CODI) and Child Behavior Checklist for ages 6-18 (CBCL 6/18). There was no significant difference in the frequency of use of stress coping between the two diseases. The most common coping strategies were wishful thinking, acceptance and avoidance, and the least used were emotional reactions. 23.7% had internalizing problems and 10.8% had externalizing problems in CBCL 6/18. The frequency of use of acceptance coping was negatively correlated and emotional reactions coping was positively correlated with the score of internalizing problems.
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