Abstract
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the birth of a preterm infant and the vulnerable child syndrome. The theoretical framework for the study was Lessick's Vulnerability Model for Nursing Practice. This model is based upon a person's individual factors interacting/correlating with environmental factors and the effects of these on health-illness behavior across the lifespan. A convenience sample of 57 parents of preterm infants, now three years of age, and 55 parents of full term infants, now three years of age, was drawn from a previous study of families' response to the birth of a preterm infant. A descriptive correlational design was used.
Sigma Membership
Kappa Epsilon at-Large, Rho
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Vulnerable Child Syndrome, Health/Illness Behavior, Outcomes of Prematurity
Advisor
Jeanne L. Slack
Degree
Doctoral-Other
Degree Grantor
Rush University
Degree Year
1992
Recommended Citation
Martin, Jean T., "The relationship between the birth of a preterm infant and the vulnerable child syndrome using Lessick's Vulnerability Model as a theoretical framework" (2020). Dissertations. 514.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/514
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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: 9311251; ProQuest document ID: 303999564. The author still retains copyright.