Children and Families in Health and Illness / Edition 1

by Marion E. Broome, Kathleen A. Knafl, Suzanne L. Feetham, Karen Pridham

Overview

Written and edited by leading pediatric and family nurse researchers, this book provides a synthesis of the research literature in nursing and health promotion of children, pediatric acute and chronic conditions, and children and families in the health care system.Children and Families in Health and Illness will prove an excellent shelf reference for researchers and a thought-provoking read for advanced-level practitioner in child or family nursing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803959033
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/09/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Feetham has held clinical, research and leadership positions in academia, health systems (Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC), the Federal government (US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research (Deputy Director and Chief of the Office of Science Policy, Planning and Analysis) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Her career has focused on health care to families and underserved populations and health policy.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: HEALTH PROMOTION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Historical Overview of Health Promotion for Children and Families in Late 19th and 20th Century America - Barbara Brodie
Integrative Review - Margaret Grey
Assessment Models for Health Promotion of Children and Their Families
Integrative Review - Laura Hayman
Intervention Models for Health Promotion of Children and Families
Implications for Practice, Education and Research in Health Promotion of Children and their Families - Karen Pridham
PART TWO: RESPONSES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO ACUTE ILLNESS
Historical Overview of Responses of Children and Their Families to Acute Illness - Judith Vessey
Integrative Review - Joanne Youngblut
Assessment Models for Examining Children's and Families' Response to Acute Illness
Integrated Review of Nursing Intervention Research on Children Who Are Acutely Ill and Their Families - Janice Denehy, Martha Craft-Rosenberg and Mary Jo Gagan
Acutely/Critically Ill Children and Their Families - Marion Broome
A Review of the Research
PART THREE: RESPONSES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO CHRONIC ILLNESS
Historical Overview of Responses of Children and Their Families to Chronic Illness - Sandra Faux
Integrative Review - Joan Austin and Sharon Sims
Assessment Models for Examining the Children's and Families Responses to Chronic Illness
Integrative Review of Intervention Research with Children Who Have Chronic Conditions and Their Families - Janet Deatrick
Meeting the Challenges of Chronic Illness for Children and Families - Kathleen Knafl
Research Implications and Future Directions
PART FOUR: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Historical Overview of Health Care Delivery Models for Children and Their Families - Doris Beister and Barbara Velsor-Freidrich
Community Infrastructures - Susan Meister
Principles and Strategies for Child Health
Issues in Health Services Research - Suzanne Feetham and Barbara Frink
Children and Families and the Health Care System

Editorial Reviews

Four sections cover health promotion of children and families, responses of children and families to acute illness, responses of children and families to chronic illness, and children and families and the health care system. Chapters discuss historical perspective, recent research related to the nursing of children and their families, the effectiveness of interventions, literature on the subject, and directions for future research. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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