title: Chinese family management of chronic childhood conditions: a cluster analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study compared the management of chronic childhood conditions in Chinese families and identified predictors of management style.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey was conducted in 2008-2009 on a convenience sample of 387 caregivers of children with chronic conditions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six family management styles (FMSs) were identified: accomplished, uncertain managing, joint managing, managing with difficulty, struggling, and competent managing. The FMSs were related to the functioning of the family and the child. Changes in parents' employment, geographic location, and diagnosis predicted family placement in a cluster.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Understanding Chinese FMSs will further aid in providing culturally appropriate family-centered care. Awareness of the predictors of FMSs can assist nurses in detecting which families need more help.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Yaqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Nanping
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D017028:Caregivers; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003469:Culture; D004651:Employment; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Child functioning; children; chronic condition; cluster analysis; family functioning; family management style