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March 1, 1998Child Care Health and DevelopmentOpen Access

Families' experiences of caring at home for a technology‐dependent child: a review of the literature

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SKSusan KirkTongji University

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Implication

Literature review reveals substantial emotional, social, and financial burdens on families caring for technology-dependent children, highlighting the need for improved home support services.

Key Points

  • To synthesize literature on the experiences of families caring for technology-dependent children at home and evaluate their perspectives on available support services.
  • Literature review analyzing published studies examining home-based parental care for chronically ill, technology-dependent pediatric populations.
  • Providing home care for technology-dependent children leads to profound emotional, social, and financial strain on family caregivers.
  • Families identify significant limitations and gaps in the healthcare and social services designed to support home management.

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Susan Kirk (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70553bf44fa9f079ddf24dhttps://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2214.1998.00043.x
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