Research questions and hypotheses
moyamoya, depression
MOYAMOYA, MOYAMOYA DISEASE
Research question: What is the impact of the salutogenesis program in comparison to standard care on (1) generalized resistance resources and (2) sense of coherence among adolescents with moyamoya disease?Further, we hypothesized that compared to the control group, adolescents in the intervention condition would experience (1) stress relief, (2) gain knowledge of moyamoya disease, (3) gain social support, (4) develop a sense of coherence, (5) engage in healthy behavior, (6) experience reduction in depression and (7) frequency of ischemic symptoms, (8) observe an improve their subjective health status, and (9) notice and improvement in the quality of life.