{"title":"Pediatric chronic illness: effects on siblings and mothers.","authors":"P D Williams, F D Lorenzo, M Borja","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study describes mothers' reports of the effects of pediatric chronic illness on sibling and maternal activities. Mothers of children with cardiac (n = 57) and neurologic (n = 43) conditions were interviewed in hospital clinics of Manila, Philippines. Results showed that pediatric chronic illness in the family significantly increased siblings' household activities (which included both housekeeping and well-sibling caretaking) and decreased school and social activities. Maternal participation in four areas--caregiving to well children, housekeeping, job, and social activities also decreased significantly. Girls, more than boys, were delegated chores related to caregiving of well siblings and housekeeping. Spouses and grandparents also helped with caregiving of well children.</p>","PeriodicalId":76125,"journal":{"name":"Maternal-child nursing journal","volume":"21 4","pages":"111-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19118988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Presence as a nursing intervention with hospitalized children.","authors":"C Pederson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A review of nursing literature indicates that presence is a widely accepted nursing intervention, yet very little discussion exists regarding nursing presence as an intervention with children. The author's purpose is to discuss the importance of nursing presence with children, provide information on ways in which nurses can operationalize and evaluate presence, and identify implications for needed research on presence with children.</p>","PeriodicalId":76125,"journal":{"name":"Maternal-child nursing journal","volume":"21 3","pages":"75-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19252831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social support and the early maternal experience of primiparas over 35.","authors":"S M Reece","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social support and the early maternal experience were examined in 91 first-time mothers over 35 years of age, using the Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire (Norbeck, Lindsey, & Carrieri, 1981, 1983) Parenting Support Questions, the Parenting Network Scale, and the What Being the Parent of a Baby is Like Scale (Pridham & Chang, 1989). Data were collected in the last trimester of pregnancy and at 1 month postpartum. The greatest amount of support came from spouse, friends, and family. Subtle changes occurred in social support with decreases in number of network members and functional scores, and increases in number of members with children under 2 years of age. Social support from spouse and family was associated with both positive self-evaluation in parenting and lower stress postpartum.</p>","PeriodicalId":76125,"journal":{"name":"Maternal-child nursing journal","volume":"21 3","pages":"91-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19252835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of home visits and telephone contacts on breastfeeding compliance in Taiwan.","authors":"C H Chen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to test the effects of home visits and telephone contacts on mothers' compliance to breastfeeding in Taiwan. A total of 180 mothers was assigned to three groups: home visit, telephone contact, and control. No significant differences were found between groups. However, multiparas showed a significantly longer duration of breastfeeding and a more positive experience of breastfeeding than primiparas. The best subsets to predict breastfeeding duration were level of breastfeeding easiness and a home visit, which accounted for 20% of the total variance.</p>","PeriodicalId":76125,"journal":{"name":"Maternal-child nursing journal","volume":"21 3","pages":"82-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19252834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Paternal perspectives of the childbirth experience.","authors":"M R Nichols","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the responses given by first-time fathers who were asked to describe their feelings about their childbirth experience. The fathers answered three open-ended questions about their feelings concerning labor and childbirth, and the paternal behaviors believed to be most useful to their wives during labor and delivery. Data from fathers who attended prenatal childbirth education classes were examined separately from fathers who did not attend. The findings indicated that for all fathers, regardless of prenatal preparation, the labor experience evoked generally positive responses in addition to a significant number of negative responses, while perceptions of the birth experience were primarily characterized by positive or very positive feelings. The results also indicated that the fathers perceived that they were most helpful to their partner during labor.</p>","PeriodicalId":76125,"journal":{"name":"Maternal-child nursing journal","volume":"21 3","pages":"99-108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19252705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-described learning needs of pregnant teen participants in an innovative university/community partnership.","authors":"J A Bachman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The author of this descriptive study investigated self-described learning needs and preferences for teaching methods of pregnant 7th-12th-grade students in an alternative school setting who participated in health classes taught by nursing students. Subjects (N = 121) completed the Learning Needs Assessment for Pregnant Adolescents questionnaire. Results indicated that teens were most interested in learning about infant illnesses, along with complications during pregnancy and labor and delivery. The Evaluation of Health Class tool indicated that teaching strategies preferred by subjects (n = 83), were hospital visits, parties, videotapes, films, records, and games. These results suggest that teaching topics and strategies are important considerations when providing health information for pregnant teens.</p>","PeriodicalId":76125,"journal":{"name":"Maternal-child nursing journal","volume":"21 2","pages":"65-71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19396425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-risk infant case management and assistive technology: funding and family enabling perspectives.","authors":"H P Parette","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nursing personnel who are high-risk infant case managers need to be aware of potential funding resources in order to provide needed technology and services to families of high-risk infants and young children. The authors review federal funding streams for the provision of assistive technology and services for this population. Emphasis is placed on encouraging parents to function as independently as possible and assume active rather than passive roles in the case management process. Practical strategies for assisting families to secure needed funding are presented, including the development of a funding portfolio, obtaining technology evaluations, gathering documentation, and becoming involved in appeal processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":76125,"journal":{"name":"Maternal-child nursing journal","volume":"21 2","pages":"53-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19397212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Child maltreatment: international perspectives.","authors":"I J D'Antonio, A M Darwish, M McLean","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this literature review was to explore definitions, incidence, and management of child maltreatment across cultures. Articles written in the English language published from 1962 to 1991 were reviewed to answer the following questions: (1) What role does cross-cultural variability play in defining child maltreatment? (2) What is the incidence of maltreatment in developed and developing countries across continents? (3) What measures have been instituted by countries to prevent and manage child maltreatment? Cross-cultural information was found to be limited. Child rearing attitudes had an impact on the identification, prevention, and management of maltreatment across nations.</p>","PeriodicalId":76125,"journal":{"name":"Maternal-child nursing journal","volume":"21 2","pages":"39-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19397210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pain in the infant: theoretical and conceptual issues.","authors":"B Stevens, C C Johnston","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Existing theories of pain are individually inadequate to explain pain in infants. There is limited understanding of how the physiological response to pain (nociception) relates to the cognitive and behavioral response of infants. Little knowledge exists on how the context in which pain is experienced affects physiological and behavioral responses. Lack of a clear conceptualization of pain in infants has implications for nursing practice and research, most notably in the area of pain assessment and management. Several theories must be considered to address the complexity and multidimensionality of pain in infants.</p>","PeriodicalId":76125,"journal":{"name":"Maternal-child nursing journal","volume":"21 1","pages":"3-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19327941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breastfeeders versus bottlefeeders: differences in femininity perceptions.","authors":"J E Barnes, J C Leggett, T W Durham","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fifty-eight primiparous women were studied to explore perceived differences in femininity between women who chose to breastfeed and women who chose to bottlefeed. A demographic questionnaire and a sex role inventory were administered to the sample. Although breast and bottlefeeders did not differ significantly in their perceived levels of femininity, analysis of the data revealed that women who had no clear cut sense of identity were more likely to bottlefeed.</p>","PeriodicalId":76125,"journal":{"name":"Maternal-child nursing journal","volume":"21 1","pages":"15-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19327776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}