Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Publication Title
Child: Care, Health and Development
Volume
48
Issue
5
Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the trajectories of condition and independent living self-management in youth with spina bifida (SB). MethodsA diverse sample of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with SB completed the Adolescent/Young Adult Self-Management and Independence Scale (AMIS-II) across four time points. Parents reported on demographic characteristics including age, sex, race/ethnicity, and family income. Growth in self-management and its subscales (condition and independent living) were estimated using linear mixed-effect models as a function of respondents' demographics.ResultsThis study included 99 respondents age 18 to 27 years old. About half were female (52.5%) and White (52.5%); 15.2% were Black, and about a third were Hispanic/Latino (32.3%). Eighty-seven AYAs (87.9%) had myelomeningocele. The lesion level was 31.3% sacral, 48.5% lumbar and 18.2% thoracic. A third of the families earned less than 50K. Overall, self-management growth was dependent on age, sex, and race/ethnicity, but not income. Growth in condition self-management depended on sex; only males demonstrated increasing growth ( β̂$$ \hat{\beta} $$ = 0.11, p < 0.001). Black participants endorsed higher increasing total and condition self-management when compared with White ( β̂$$ \hat{\beta} $$diff = 0.17 and 0.17, respectively, both p < 0.05) and Hispanic/Latino ( β̂$$ \hat{\beta} $$diff = 0.18 and 0.21, respectively, both p = 0.02) respondents. Conclusion: This study provides evidence of differences in growth of self-management by demographic/social determinants of health. Possible reasons for differences are discussed. Predictors of changes in self-management behaviours over time in young adults with SB can identify subgroups in need of further study.
Identifier
10.1111/cch.13065
Recommended Citation
Ridosh, Monique M.; Adams, William; Magana, Fabiola; Sawin, Kathleen J.; and Holmbeck, Grayson N.. Trajectories of Self-management and Independence in Youth with Spina Bifida: Demographic Predictors of Growth. Child: Care, Health and Development, 48, 5: , 2022. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Nursing: School of Nursing Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.13065
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