Abstract

Chronic conditions affect approximately 31% of children less than 18 years of age of which 2% have severe conditions. Advances in medical and surgical technologies have created and maintained this growing population of children. Many of these medically fragile children have an unknown life expectancy and face a future that is uncertain and unpredictable. Caring for such a child is a difficult and challenging job. Children with chronic conditions who become hospitalized with an acute episodic illness may stress the mother even more. The purpose of this case study was to investigate a mother's perceptions of her experience during the acute episodic hospitalization of a 3-6 year old child who also had a chronic condition.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9903662; ProQuest document ID: 304410738. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Arleen N. Steckel, PhD, RN, CPNP

Sigma Membership

Kappa Gamma

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Case Study/Series

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Ill Children, Mother's Stress, Caregiver Strain

Advisor

Pierre Woog

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Adelphi University

Degree Year

1998

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-09-10

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