Respite Targeted to Children
Study Aim/Purpose:Â This study aimed to identify and summarize findings from qualitative research on parental perceptions and evaluation of respite care services for their children with complex needs. Summary of…
Study Aim/Purpose:Â This paper describes feedback from caregivers and program staff on a pilot group out-of-home respite program for children with special needs, including those with physical, cognitive and/or developmental…
Study Aim/Purpose: This study examined associations between perceived pleasant experiences (referred to as “uplifts”) and amount of respite care used on reported stress and marital quality among mothers and fathers…
Study Aim/Purpose: The authors conducted this review to identify and describe the full range of published studies on interventions for reducing the stress of caregivers of children with medical complexity…
Study Aim/Purpose: This international literature review aims to assess the existing research evidence concerning the impacts of short breaks on families with disabled children. Summary of Methods: The authors conducted…
Study Aim/Purpose: This study sought to analyze changes in costs for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) ( a regional pediatric health care system in Canada) resulting from the…
Study Aim/Purpose: This study, conducted “in a large urban area of a western state” sought to examine the outcomes associated with use of formal respite care services by kinship, foster,…
Study Aim/Purpose: To examine parent responses and effects of a nurse-led in-home respite support service for parents of young children with complex health care needs. Summary of Methods: This is…
Study Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the benefits of inpatient respite services for children with developmental disabilities and their parents. Summary of Methods: The study used…
Study Aim/Purpose: The study’s purpose was to examine psychosocial benefits for mothers of a one-week overnight summer camp for chronically ill children. The authors note that “this study is the…
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