Celiac disease: helping families adapt.
Lifelong dietary compliance prevents the long-term effects associated with celiac disease. However, this simple solution, diet, has many long-reaching effects on the children affected with celiac disease and their families. Assisting families in coping with this chronic illness is necessary for children and families to develop a sense of control. An overview of celiac disease is presented through the use of a case study. Guidelines are given to enable the healthcare provider to understand and help families through the process of adapting to a child with a chronic illness. Recommendations for nutritional management with helpful suggestions related to making celiac disease an everyday part of family life are discussed.
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Division of Nursing, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, TN 37760, USA.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance