| Autor: |
Kathryn R Puskar, Beth R Grabiak, Dianxu Ren |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2011 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 8-16 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1539-3399 |
| DOI: |
10.14574/ojrnhc.v11i1.6 |
| Popis: |
The purpose of this study was to describe life events of rural adolescents and their relationship to depression. The design was a cross sectional survey. The sample included 193 students attending three rural high schools in southwestern Pennsylvania. Measures included The Life Events Checklist and The Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale (RADS-2). Results showed that the mean number of life events was eighteen. Females reported more life events and more negative life events than males. There was a moderate, linear correlation between negative life events and depression (r = .361; p < 0.0001). Rural school nurses should include adolescents’ recent life events in the health history. Awareness of negative life events as a precipitating factor in depression constitutes appropriate screening and referral by rural school nurses. |
| Databáze: |
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