title: Comparison of dependent-care activities for well siblings of children with cystic fibrosis and well siblings in families without children with chronic illness.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: 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