Furthering the understanding of parent-child relationships: a nursing scholarship review series. Part 3: Interaction and the parent-child relationship--assessment and intervention studies.
OBJECTIVE
This integrative review concerns nursing research on parent-child interaction and relationships published from 1980 through 2008 and includes assessment and intervention studies in clinically important settings (e.g., feeding, teaching, play).


CONCLUSIONS
Directions for research include development of theoretical frameworks, valid observational systems, and multivariate and longitudinal data analytic strategies.


CONCLUSIONS
Observation of social-emotional as well as task-related interaction qualities in the context of assessing parent-child relationships could generate new questions for nursing research and for family-centered nursing practice.
Pridham
Karen A
KA
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. kpridham@wisc.edu
Lutz
Kristin F
KF
Anderson
Lori S
LS
Riesch
Susan K
SK
Becker
Patricia T
PT
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012107:Research Design