2004

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…

Study Aim/Purpose: This study seeks to describe how parents viewed the strengths and limitations of the respite component of a children’s hospice program (Canuck Place, Vancouver, British Columbia) during its…

Study Aim/Purpose: The study’s aim was to examine the longitudinal impact of short-term inpatient respite care services on child abuse potential and family relationships among parents of children with developmental…