Abstract

Increased numbers of children who are technology-dependent are now being cared for at home by parents and other caregivers. However, there is inadequate understanding of the daily lives of families who care for technology-dependent children at home and how these families manage over time. The purpose of this descriptive, naturalistic study was to explore the meaning of and factors involved in the long-term home care of a child who is technology-dependent from the family's point of view using an interpretive interactionist approach (Denzin, 1989). The sensitizing theoretical framework for the study was Kazak's (1986, 1989, 1992) systems and social-ecological model.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9633249; ProQuest document ID: 304284421. The author still retains copyright.

Maureen O'Brien

Author Details

Maureen O'Brien, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC

Sigma Membership

Delta Gamma at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Public Nursing, Family Life, Family Stability

Advisor

Alexa Stuifbergen

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The University of Texas at Austin

Degree Year

1996

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-03-26

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