Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of parent coping and family function to outcome measures in terms of the rate of re-hospitalization, emergency physician utilization, and infection. Major questions included: (a) What coping behaviors do parents find most useful in dealing with the tracheostomized child? (b) How is coping related to family functioning? (c) Is there a relationship between outcome measures and family functioning or outcome measures and coping? (d) How do two measures of family functioning correlate over time? This descriptive, exploratory study examined the association of coping and family function to outcomes after discharge of the tracheostomized child from the hospital.
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Kappa
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Home Care for Children, Family Dynamics, Seriously Ill Children
Advisor
Rosemary T. McCarthy
Degree
Doctoral-Other
Degree Grantor
The Catholic University of America
Degree Year
1989
Recommended Citation
Schmidt, Judith A., "The relationship of coping and family function to outcomes of care in families of tracheostomized infants and children" (2020). Dissertations. 315.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/315
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-06-12
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 8917040; ProQuest document ID: 303689051. The author still retains copyright.