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Which theory states that disease management strategies are learned through continuous and reciprocal self-regulatory processes, namely observation, judgement, and reaction; and, monitoring patterns?

Type 1 diabetes is a disorder of insulin _________, whereas type 2 diabetes is a disorder of insulin ________.

In pediatric asthma, average adherence rates when measured via subjective measurement is ____%, while rates are closer to ____% with objective measurement.

Pain catastrophizing is an example of which of the following individual- or family-level processes in pediatric chronic pain?

Although the prevalence of pediatric chronic pain varies by symptom (e.g., up to 83% of children report headaches, whereas up to 24% of children report back pain), research suggests the percentage of children overall impacted by chronic pain is what?

Adherence to airway clearance self-management behaviors in cystic fibrosis historically has been measured using the Hill-Rom vest. Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding this measurement technique:

In Morrison et al. (2017), medication adherence in pediatric stem cell transplantation was reviewed. Future research was recommended in the study abstract to:

Short Free Response #2 (5 points) Describe the difference between objective and subjective measurement of adherence (i.e., define each and note how they are different). Now, think about pediatric asthma and discuss how you might measure adherence objectively and subjectively in this population. Provide at least one example of an objective measurement in asthma, and one example of a subjective measurement in asthma. (Aim for about 300 words or less.)

The four main components of asthma self-management include: symptoms monitoring, education, [answer1], and [answer2].

The transition from acute to chronic pain states in pediatric chronic pain is due to ________; this concept may help reduce stigma that suggests the pain is “made up” or not truly perceived by the child.