These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: The Strong Parents-Strong Children Programme: parental support in serious and chronic child illness.
    Author: Jerram H, Raeburn J, Stewart A.
    Journal: N Z Med J; 2005 Oct 28; 118(1224):U1700. PubMed ID: 16258576.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To determine the effectiveness of an intervention programme developed to help parents manage serious child illness. METHOD: Information from previous research about parents' stress of managing their children's serious illnesses, plus their wishes for what to do about it, were used to develop a behavioural intervention to be used with groups of parents with seriously ill children. The 6-week programme, called 'Strong Parents-Strong Children', was tested using a wait-list control design, and evaluated by standardised and researcher-developed psychological measures. RESULTS: Several significant post-test changes in healthier directions were found for the study group, compared with the control group. Additionally, the group process and session helpfulness received positive appraisals, personal goals were attained at high levels, and most participants said they would recommend the programme to others in similar situations. CONCLUSIONS: The programme appears to have a significant and positive impact on the parents of seriously ill children.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]