title: Children in critical care: how parents cope.
abstract: This article examines the parental role in the critical care setting. Parents' perceptions of stress and stressors are discussed, and the coping strategies developed by families to deal with them are identified. The implications of the findings are discussed in the light of current practice.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012380:Role; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*