Online J Rural Nurs Health Care. 2011;11(1):8-16.

THE LIFE EVENTS OF ADOLESCENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR RURAL SCHOOL NURSES.

Online journal of rural nursing and health care : the official journal of the Rural Nurse Organization

Kathryn R Puskar, Beth R Grabiak, Dianxu Ren

PMID: 22034581 PMCID: PMC3201748

Abstract

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.

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Publication Types

• Journal Article

Grant support

• R01 NR008440/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States
• R01 NR008440-01A1/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States