摘要:

A comprehensive assessment and multidimensional approach are critical for optimal outcomes in pediatric pain management. The purpose of this article is to describe the structure, function, and results of a multidisciplinary pain team composed of individuals from nursing, pediatric medicine, and pharmacology. The team's activities, including individual consultation on a school age/adolescent unit, are described.

ISSN:0273-9615    

DOI:10.1207/s15326888chc2202_1

出版商:Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

A survey was mailed to caregivers of children with disabilities to ascertain how they were managing caregiving. Caregivers reporting they were managing "OK" were compared to those who reported they needed more help or could not manage much longer ("not OK"). Results showed the not OK group of caregivers had children who were more severely impaired and functionally dependent. Their mothers were in poorer physical and mental health, had greater demands placed on their time and finances, and received less emotional support from friends and family. Special programs provided some assistance but not enough to meet their needs.

ISSN:0273-9615    

DOI:10.1207/s15326888chc2202_2

出版商:Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

In this article we describe developmental status at 3 years and family utilization of early intervention services of 24 children who were born prematurely and weighed less than 1,500 g or who required mechanical ventilation at birth. Findings indicated (a) a low rate of major disabling conditions; (b) a high rate of developmental, mild cognitive, and behavioral concerns; and (c) a lack of family follow-through on referrals for early intervention services for potentially responsive children, even though the concerns put the children at risk for school difficulties.

ISSN:0273-9615    

DOI:10.1207/s15326888chc2202_3

出版商:Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Early intervention providers in five Florida counties were interviewed to obtain their perspective on the current service system in preparation for the implementation of programs under Public Law 99-457. Recommendations from the providers' perspective that have implications for policy development include (a) increase public awareness of disability, handicap, and at risk conditions as well as awareness of services; (b) increase funding for early intervention services with particular attention to the needs of families for support and other services; (c) drastically improve the transportation system; and (d) focus on helping parents and the public to learn how to negotiate the system as it exists.

ISSN:0273-9615    

DOI:10.1207/s15326888chc2202_4

出版商:Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

This investigation identified and assessed the extent to which hospitals are implementing psychosocial services to meet the needs of children and their families. Following up a similar survey in 1981, a comprehensive questionnaire was sent to the directors of pediatric nursing at pediatric hospitals and general hospitals with pediatric residency programs in the U.S. and Canada. Data were analyzed in a variety of ways to determine the relation between characteristics of pediatric hospitals and general hospitals; Canadian and U.S. hospitals; and hospitals with short, medium, and long lengths of pediatric patient stay. Overall, pediatric hospitals provided more psychosocial services than did general hospitals, and more of these services were implemented in 1988 as compared to 1981. No consistent trends were evident among hospitals when countries or lengths of pediatric patient stay were compared.

ISSN:0273-9615    

DOI:10.1207/s15326888chc2202_5

出版商:Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor