Critical times for families with a chronically ill child.
Parents identified difficult times in caring for their chronically ill children. A model describing these critical times was developed through an analysis of parent interviews. Predicting these critical times enables the health care team to optimize and maximize the effectiveness of their interventions.
Clements
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Copeland
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Loftus
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009679:Nuclear Family / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological