1) teaching children about the treatment and allowing some autonomy in how they engage with treatment.
2) brief behavioral interventions between caregiver and the patient such as thinking about ways of overcoming challenges to completing treatments

Strategies to Potentially Increase Adherence to Treatment in Adolescent CF Patients

Adolescents may feel stigmatized or alienated by their medical procedures and medications they have to take around peers unaware of their condition

Studies indicate that teens with cystic fibrosis are more likely to anxiety and depression
Adolescence and teen years are critical formative years and navigating CF during this time can lead to a greater risk of anxiety and depression.

Psychological Burden of Cystic Fibrosis on Adolescent Patients

Quittner, A. L., Saez-Flores, E., & Barton, J. D. (2016). The psychological burden of cystic fibrosis. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 22(2), 187–191. https://doi.org/10.1097/mcp.0000000000000244

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