Emilie Phillips Smith, Dawn P Witherspoon, D Wayne Osgood
Positive Youth Development Among Diverse Racial-Ethnic Children: Quality Afterschool Contexts as Developmental Assets
Child development
selfcare refers ability individual develops regulate functioning body health status age factors associated dependency need someone else take selfcare present case selfcare deficit cystic fibrosis chronic disease occurs one 10000 live births brazil affected population country predominantly pediatric approximately 73 support nursing teams necessary improve patients skills take full responsibility selfcare study aimed identify selfcare deficits based reports schoolchildren cystic fibrosis qualitative study conducted eight brazilian schoolchildren cystic fibrosis using artbased technique interviews minayos thematic analysis used data analysis interpretation results emerged orems theory selfcare deficits needs main theme labeled universal selfcare requisites identified three subthemes derivedmaintenance adequate air supply maintenance balance activity rest avoiding risks life bodily functions wellbeing schoolchildren living cystic fibrosis negative attitude toward disease makes difficult acquire ability care greater autonomy leads deficits selfcare delivered providers necessary recognize deficits selfcare extent children living cystic fibrosis depend selfcare providers families must aware selfcare deficits develop holistic selfcare abilities