Family adaptation during a pediatric intensive care hospitalization.
The purpose of this study was to investigate characteristics of families, specifically their adaptability, cohesion, and coping mechanisms during a child's intensive care hospitalization. The sample consisted of 30 families with children hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit. The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES-III) and the Family Crisis-Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales (F-COPES) were used to collect data. Results indicate that the families were, as a whole, healthy in their levels of functioning; their dimensions of adaptability and cohesion were balanced. The families studied utilized a variety of coping mechanisms, and specific characteristics were identified that enabled the families to adjust to the child's intensive care hospitalization.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology