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Assess the nature and magnitude of parental stress associated with repeated hospital admissions among children with physical disabilities compared to nondisabled peers.

March 1, 1989Children s Health Care

Maternal Stress and Repeated Hospitalizations of Children Who Are Physically Disabled

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Assess the nature and magnitude of parental stress associated with repeated hospital admissions among children with physical disabilities compared to nondisabled peers.
Quasi-experimental study (N = 60) comparing parental stress levels in children with physical disabilities undergoing repeated hospitalizations against a nondisabled comparison cohort.
Qualitative validation and extension of findings through focus groups involving parents and nurses.
Parental stress severity and characteristics differed qualitatively and quantitatively between parents of repeatedly hospitalized children with physical disabilities and parents of nondisabled children.
Greater community nurse support was associated with lower parental stress across repeated hospitalizations.

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Quasi-experimental study reveals distinct parental stress during repeated pediatric hospitalizations for physical disabilities, indicating a protective role for community nurse support.

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Burke et al. (1989) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7dce73e0b3e71359cb4b3f https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326888chc1802_4

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Quasi-experimental study reveals distinct parental stress during repeated pediatric hospitalizations for physical disabilities, indicating a protective role for community nurse support.

Maternal Stress and Repeated Hospitalizations of Children Who Are Physically Disabled

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