Comparison of dependent-care activities for well siblings of children with cystic fibrosis and well siblings in families without children with chronic illness.
The purpose of this study was to determine if well siblings in families with a child with cystic fibrosis receive less dependent care, as defined by Orem, than well siblings in families without children with chronic illness. Nineteen mothers of children with cystic fibrosis and a well sibling and 19 mothers of only well children completed the Dependent Care Agent Instrument. In this population, no significant differences were found in a mother's performance of dependent-care activities for well siblings of children with cystic fibrosis and well siblings in families without children with a chronic illness. The possibility of a difference in a child's and mother's perception of parenting and the use of a questionnaire to study parenting is discussed. The implication that the child's perception of dependent care received is overlooked by focusing only on the mother's perception warrants further consideration.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000451:nursing*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016487:Parenting; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires