title: Furthering the understanding of parent-child relationships: a nursing scholarship review series. Part 4: parent-child relationships at risk.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this integrative review is to synthesize nursing scholarship on parent-child relationships considered fragile because of parent-child's chronic condition or occurrence within a risky context.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most reviewed studies demonstrated negative effects of risk conditions on parent-child relationships and documented importance of child, parent, and contextual variables. Studies were predominately single investigations. Varying theoretical perspectives complicated interpretation. Mainly White, middle-class, and small samples limited generalizability. Important areas for further research were identified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurse researchers identified factors that may interfere with the parent-child relationship. Nurses are in a position to support families under these circumstances.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. lsanderson@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Lori S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Riesch
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Pridham
authors.forename: Kristin F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.forename: Patricia T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D012944:Social Support