title: Impact on the family of children who are technology dependent and cared for in the home.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the impact on family of four categories of technology-dependent children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A purposive sample of families receiving both public and private services in 13 cities representing census regions included 848 primary caregivers of technology-dependent children ages 3 months to 19 years being cared for at home. A structured telephone interview was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant difference among the four types of technology dependency for impact on the family was found (MANOVA F test = 9.43; p = 0.0001). One-way ANOVA F tests showed that the means among the four groups varied on the subscale: financial burden, family social impact, and personal strains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings have implications for nurses who provide support and assistance to families with technology-dependent children.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Challela
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eland
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hornick
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Martinson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nativio
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nokes
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Riddle
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Steele
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D008875:Middle Aged