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As very little is known about boys' subjective and emotional experiences when going through puberty, the qualitative research method of grounded theory was used in this study to address the question:“What is the experience of the physical maturational changes in male adolescents?”A Basic Social Psychological Process emerged, Minimizing Embarrassment, with four stages: waiting for the change, noticing the change, dealing with the change, and feeling comfortable with the change. Boys developed expectations from listening to others, by looking at older males, and by wondering and imagining what the changes would eventually be like for them. After developing these expectations, they compared their physical changes to others and to their own expectations. If the boys felt they were different from their peers, they worried about this difference. They used strategies such as avoiding, pretending, and joking to avoid embarrassment or to deal with embarrassing situations. If the boys felt they were“normal,”they accepted the fact that they were maturing properly.

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869109009039

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1991

数据来源: Taylor

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Because it is becoming increasingly evident that the sensitivity of mothers to their premature infants can affect the mother-infant relationship, means to assess maternal sensitivity to infants are essential. The Boston City Hospital Assessment of Parental Sensitivity (BCHAPS) was the tool used in this study to assess maternal competence and sensitivity to premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The concurrent validity of the tool was determined by examining the relation between scores on the BCHAPS and several maternal characteristics (i.e., family income, education, and parity) and infant characteristics (i.e., weight, gestational age, APGAR scores, and severity of illness). The predictive validity of the BCHAPS was determined by comparing the BCHAPS scores to mother-infant interaction behaviors when infants were 8 months old. Scores obtained on the BCHAPS correlated with mother-infant interaction scores at 8 months and to parity. There was no correlation between the BCHAPS scores and other maternal-infant characteristics. The results of this study indicate that the BCHAPS is a tool that can be used clinically to assess maternal behaviors in the NICU and that can predict the mother-infant relationship long after the discharge of the infant.

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869109009040

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1991

数据来源: Taylor

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Children's ratings of their postoperative pain were compared to nurses' and physicians' ratings of the children's postoperative pain. Children and adolescents were able to rate their pain using a visual analogue scale CVAS). Although there were differences between groups on their mean pain ratings, the ratings of the nurses and physicians correlated significantly with the children's pain ratings. Also, the correlation between nurses and physicians was highly significant, indicating that the use of a VAS may help nurses and physicians explore the cues used to estimate children's pain. This dialogue may enhance communication and collaboration between professionals about pain management strategies specific to each child's pain experience.

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869109009041

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1991

数据来源: Taylor

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Technology-dependent children being cared for at home is a recent phenomenon. Advances in technology and health care have increased the number of technology-dependent children and have prolonged their survival. These children, who would have succumbed to their illnesses 5 to 10 years ago, are not only surviving but going home and participating in family, community, and school life (Grammatica, 1989)

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869109009042

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1991

数据来源: Taylor

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Nurse case managers assist families with children with special health-care problems to receive services. This article describes the families and services provided in a parent-infant enrichment program in a rural setting. The interdisciplinary program encourages a parent-provider supportive case management model based on a realistic assessment of the family's ability to actively participate in the case management process. The program empowers families to become advocates for their children.

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869109009043

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1991

数据来源: Taylor

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Although headache is one of the most common somatic complaints of children and adolescents, little is known about its phenomenology. Pediatric headache diagnosis and implications for treatment are often based on parental reports of consequent pain behaviors. Information on how parents assess and respond to children's headache activity is needed. This study identified how children with chronic, recurrent nonmalignant headaches communicated their headache occurrences to their mothers and how mothers responded to suspected headache occurrences. Specific guidelines are offered to assist nurses in the behavioral assessment and management of chronic pediatric headaches.

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869109009044

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1991

数据来源: Taylor