Children in critical care: how parents cope
- 10 December 1992
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Mark Allen Group in British Journal of Nursing
- Vol. 1 (15) , 764-768
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.1992.1.15.764
Abstract
This article examines the parental role in the critical care setting. Parents' perceptions of stress and stressors are discussed, and the coping strategies developed by families to deal with them are identified. The implications of the findings are discussed in the light of current practice.Keywords
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