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Question Can a community based, stress point nursing intervention for parents of children with chronic conditions decrease distress and improve child and family functioning after discharge?
Design
Randomised controlled trial with follow up 2 weeks and 3 months after hospital discharge.
Setting
Children's outpatient clinics in 2 university teaching hospitals and surrounding communities in Ontario, Canada.
Patients
145 children and their families were screened, 111 agreed to participate, and 50 (52% boys) were included in the study. Mean age was 6.2 years (range 1–17 y), mean number of previous hospital admissions was 8.7 (range 2–50), and the mean age of the mothers was 35 years (range 25–56 y). Inclusion criteria were living at home, chronic or physically disabling condition of ≥8 months duration, and being …
Footnotes
Sources of funding: Ontario Mental Health Foundation and Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services.
For article reprint: SO Burke, School of Nursing, Queen's University, 90 Barrie Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada. Fax +1 613 545 6770.