Mediating effects of coping styles on the relationship between family resilience and self-care status of adolescents with epilepsy transitioning to adult healthcare: A cross-sectional study in China

This study aimed to explore the relationship between family resilience, coping styles, and self-care among Chinese adolescents with epilepsy. A total of 1238 adolescents with epilepsy in nine tertiary hospitals in China participated in a cross-sectional survey conducted from May 2018 to March 2020. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the mediating effect. The total scores for family resilience and coping styles were positively correlated with the total self-care status score of adolescents with epilepsy during their transition (r = 0.209, 0.202, P