The psychosocial effects of juvenile rheumatic diseases and disease activity were examined among 24 children and their families (12 children with a rheumatic disease and 12 children with no chronic illness). Each child with rheumatic illness was paired with a healthy control child nominated by their classroom teacher. Family and child functioning was assessed through measures of competence, cop...

Stress and coping in the families caring for their member with mental retardation has recently received worldwide research attention. There is no comprehensive instrument to study these issues in India. This study reports on development and standardization of a new instrument to fill this lacuna. Family Interview for Stress and Coping in Mental Retardation (FISC - MR), a semi-structured intervi...

background: vegetative state (vs) occurs through return of the brain stem after coma state. after hospital discharge, responsibility of caring for vs patients is transferred to their families, which causes a high burden on them. nurses have an important role in helping the family caregivers to meet their needs and cope with difficulties. to explore the role of nurses during coping process of fa...

This paper considers the evidence base on the role of parent organisations in meeting the needs of parents of disabled children for information and support. Having a disabled child is a major cause of stress and has an impact on the health and wellbeing of the entire family. Current concepts of stress and coping are used to consider coping strategies, including the search for information, the d...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the intensity of grief, the psychosocial morbidity, and the coping patterns in members of families classified according to a typology of family functioning comprising supportive, conflict-resolving, intermediate, sullen, and hostile classes. METHOD One hundred fifteen families were assessed longitudinally 6 weeks (time 1), 6 months (time 2), and...

We investigated the relationship between context-specific social stressors, coping behaviors, and depressive symptoms among adolescents in active duty military families across seven installations (three of which were in Europe) (N = 1036) using a person-centered approach and a stress process theoretical framework. Results of the exploratory latent profile analysis revealed four distinct coping ...

Data from 368 families of children with autism and other developmental disabilities in the People's Republic of China were gathered to understand the stresses that families experience and the coping strategies they employ. Chinese families of children with developmental disabilities perceived high levels of stress related to pessimism, child characteristics, and parent and family problems. Rega...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine the information needs and unmet needs of primary family caregivers of women with breast cancer, their informational coping styles, and the relationships among needs, coping styles, and caregiver and patient variables in the first three weeks after surgery. DESIGN Descriptive, correlational survey. SETTING Three surgical inpatient units at one private and two ...

This study examined maternal stress, coping strategies, and support needs among mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). A convenience sample of 70 mothers completed the Parent Stress Index Short Form (PSI-SF), Coping Health Inventory for Parents (CHIP), and Modified Family Needs Questionnaire (FNQ). PSI-SF scores reflected clinically significant levels of stress for 77% of moth...