Children and Families in Health and Illness

Children and Families in Health and Illness

Author: Marion Broome

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1998-03-09

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 0803959036

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Synthesizes the nursing research literature in health promotion of children, pediatric acute and chronic conditions, and children and families in the health care system.


Communicating Nursing Research

Communicating Nursing Research

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Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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Consists of papers presented at a conference sponsored 1968-73 by the Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing; 1974- by the Western Society for Research in Nursing; issues for 1993-2008 contain also addresses and abstracts of the WIN Assembly.


Primary Care of the Child With a Chronic Condition E-Book

Primary Care of the Child With a Chronic Condition E-Book

Author: Patricia Jackson Allen

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2009-06-25

Total Pages: 881

ISBN-13: 032308088X

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Written by nurse practitioners for nurse practitioners, this one-of-a-kind resource provides the expert guidance you need to provide comprehensive primary care to children with special needs and their families. It addresses specific conditions that require alterations in standard primary care and offers practical advice on managing the major issues common to children with chronic conditions. A consistent format makes it easy to locate essential information on each condition. Plus, valuable resources help you manage the issues and gaps in health care coverage that may hinder quality care. - This is the only book authored by Nurse Practitioners that focuses on managing the primary health care needs of children with chronic conditions. - More than 60 expert contributors provide the most current information available on specific conditions. - Comprehensive summary boxes at the end of all chronic conditions chapters provide at-a-glance access to key information. - Resource lists at the end of each chronic condition chapter direct you to helpful websites, national organizations, and additional sources of information that you can share with parents and families. - Updated references ensure you have access to the most current, evidence-based coverage of the latest research findings and management protocols. - Four new chapters — Celiac Disease, Eating Disorders, Muscular Dystrophy, and Obesity — keep you up to date with the latest developments in treating these conditions. - Autism content is updated with the latest research on autism spectrum disorders, including current methods of evaluation, identification, and management. - Coverage of systems of care features new information on how to help families obtain high-quality and cost-effective coordinated services within our complex health care system. - Easy-to-find boxes in the chronic conditions chapters summarize important information on treatment, associated problems, clinical manifestations, and differential diagnosis.


Cognitive Aspects of Chronic Illness in Children

Cognitive Aspects of Chronic Illness in Children

Author: Ronald T. Brown

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 1999-07-01

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9781572304680

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As medical science has become increasingly refined and effective, greater numbers of children and adolescents are surviving diseases that previously carried a more guarded prognosis. Yet chronically ill young people face a multitude of adjustment challenges, including academic difficulties and peer and family issues. Filling a crucial void in pediatric psychology, this volume assembles the latest knowledge about the impact of major diseases on learning and behavior, examines cognitive toxicities associated with current pharmacotherapies and medical procedures, and presents strategies for successfully reintegrating chronically ill students into the classroom. Highlighting important new developments in assessment and intervention, the volume emphasizes the need for team-based collaboration and training across hospital, outpatient, and classroom settings.


Developmental Aspects of Health Compliance Behavior

Developmental Aspects of Health Compliance Behavior

Author: Norman A. Krasnegor

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 1134769652

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While in the late 1970s and early 1980s health compliance research on adults represented a vigorous field of study, a marked decline of interest on the topic set in during the last part of the 1980s. By contrast, research on health compliance involving pediatric populations was less popular during the same period; however, interest in this topic -- as evidenced by the contributions to this volume -- is on the increase. Four main themes -- relating to theory, measurement, prevention, and intervention -- emerge and are interwoven among the chapters. These themes help to bind and unify the volume into a conceptual whole because although the sections are divided along thematic lines, contributors often include elements of some or all of the themes in their chapters. This state of affairs reflects the interdependence of these thematic issues and suggests how important they are for the state of the art.


Handbook of Parenting

Handbook of Parenting

Author: Masud S Hoghughi

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2004-03-08

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780761971047

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A single-volume textualization of the growing level of interest in research, educational and professional activity within the broadly defined field of parenting.


Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics E-Book

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics E-Book

Author: William B. Carey

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2009-04-28

Total Pages: 1061

ISBN-13: 1437710948

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The fourth edition of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics—the pioneering, original text— emphasizes children’s assets and liabilities, not just categorical labels. It includes fresh perspectives from new editors—Drs. William Coleman, Ellen Elias, and Heidi Feldman, as well as further contributions from two of the original editors, William B. Carey, M.D, and Allen C. Crocker, M.D. This comprehensive resource offers information and guidance on normal development and behavior: genetic influences, the effect of general physical illness and psychosocial and biologic factors on development and behavior. It is also sufficiently scholarly and scientific to serve as a definitive reference for researchers, teachers, and consultants. With a more user-friendly design, this resource offers easy access comprehensive guidance. Features new chapters dealing with genetic influences on development and behavior, crisis management, coping strategies, self-esteem, self-control, and inborn errors of metabolism to cover the considerable advances and latest developments in the field. Focuses on the clinical aspects of function and dysfunction, rather than arranging subjects according to categorical labels. Emphasizes children’s assets as well as their liability so you get a well-developed approach to therapeutic management. Concludes each chapter with a summary of the principle points covered, with tables, pictures and diagrams to clarify and enhance the presentation. Offers a highly practical focus, emphasizing evaluation, counseling, medical treatment, and follow-up. Features superb photos and figures that illustrate a wide variety of concepts. Offers access to the full text online through Expert Consult functionality at www. expertconsult.com for convenient reference from any practice location. Features new chapters dealing with—Genetic Influences on Development and Behavior, Crisis Management, Coping Strategies, Self-Esteem, Self-Control, and Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Presents a new two-color design and artwork for a more visually appealing and accessible layout. Provides the latest drug information in the updated and revised chapters on psychopharmacology. Introduces Drs. William Coleman, Ellen Elias, and Heidi Feldman to the editorial team to provide current and topical guidance and enrich the range of expertise and clinical experience. Covers the considerable advances and latest developments in this subspecialty through updates and revisions to existing material.


Cultures of Infancy

Cultures of Infancy

Author: Heidi Keller

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1135592357

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Cultures of Infancy presents the first systematic analysis of culturally informed developmental pathways, synthesizing evolutionary and cultural psychological perspectives for a broader understanding of human development. In this compelling book, author Heidi Keller utilizes ethnographic reports, as well as quantitative and qualitative analyses, to illustrate how humans resolve universal developmental tasks in particular sociodemographic contexts. These contexts are represented in cultural models, and three distinct models are addressed throughout the text: the model of independence with autonomy as developmental organizer; the model of interdependence with relatedness as the developmental organizer; and the model of autonomous relatedness representing particular mixtures of autonomy and relatedness. The book offers an empirical examination of the first integrative developmental task-relationship formation during the early months of life. Keller shows that early parenting experiences shape the basic foundation of the self within particular models of parenting that are influenced by culturally informed socialization goals. With distinct patterns of results the studies have revealed, Cultures of Infancy will help redefine developmental psychology as part of a culturally informed science based on evolutionary ground work. Scholars interested in a broad perspective on human development and culture will benefit from this pioneering volume.