Thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University, 1972. / Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-71).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University, 1972. / Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-71).

Thesis (M. Heal. Sc.)--University of Canterbury, 2009. / "January 2009." Typescript (photocopy). Some forms in the appendix in Japanese. Abstract in English and Japanese. Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-100). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Apesar do número de estudos que existem sobre o impacto da criança estomizada na família pouco se conhece na América do Sul a respeito da experiência dos pais no cuidado dessas crianças e como eles definem sua experiência. Este estudo teve como objetivo compreender a experiência dos pais no cuidado da criança com colostomia. Foram realizadas entrevistas abertas em profundidade com dez casais pais de crianças com colostomia, residentes nas cidades de São Paulo (Brasil) e Bogotá (Colômbia). Todo o processo da investigação pauto-se pelo referencial teórico do Interacionismo Simbólico e a análise dos dados na Teoria Fundamentada nos Dados. A experiência dos pais está estruturada nos fenômenos Sentindo-se frágeis e Tornando-se fortes, que atuam como condição causal e estratégia respectivamente. Elas representam a complexidade existente entre ser pais e ser os provedores de cuidado especializado à criança. Edificando uma fortaleza, emergiu como a categoria central da experiência que é conseqüência de um processo intencional de construção interior dos pais, mediante o uso de estratégias para transformar significados e erguer um cenário de cuidados para protegerem-se a si mesmo, à criança e à família e para renovar as forças necessárias a fim de conseguirem enfrentar e resistir às ameaças presentes na experiência / Despite the number of existing studies about the impact of children with a colostomy on their families, there is however very limited information about parental experience of caring for these children and how they define their experience in South America. This study intends to understand the parental experience of caring for children with a colostomy. The method for data collection was an open interview involving 10 couples residing in the cities of São Paulo (Brazil) and Bogota (Colombia). The entire investigation process was guided by the referential theory of Symbolic Interactions and the data analysis was done by the Grounded Theory. The parental experience is supported in the phenomena Feeling fragile and Becoming strong as a causal condition and strategy, respectively. They represent the tension of being parents and special care providers of the child. \"Building a fortress\" emerged as the central category that represents an experience which is the consequence of a deliberate process of internal construction of parents by using strategies to transform meanings and build a scenario of care to protect themselves, the child and family and to renew the forces necessary to confront and resist the threats present in the experiment

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1980.

Thesis (M.N.)--University of Alberta, 2009. / A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing. Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on September 4, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1980.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1980.

Apesar do número de estudos que existem sobre o impacto da criança estomizada na família pouco se conhece na América do Sul a respeito da experiência dos pais no cuidado dessas crianças e como eles definem sua experiência. Este estudo teve como objetivo compreender a experiência dos pais no cuidado da criança com colostomia. Foram realizadas entrevistas abertas em profundidade com dez casais pais de crianças com colostomia, residentes nas cidades de São Paulo (Brasil) e Bogotá (Colômbia). Todo o processo da investigação pauto-se pelo referencial teórico do Interacionismo Simbólico e a análise dos dados na Teoria Fundamentada nos Dados. A experiência dos pais está estruturada nos fenômenos Sentindo-se frágeis e Tornando-se fortes, que atuam como condição causal e estratégia respectivamente. Elas representam a complexidade existente entre ser pais e ser os provedores de cuidado especializado à criança. Edificando uma fortaleza, emergiu como a categoria central da experiência que é conseqüência de um processo intencional de construção interior dos pais, mediante o uso de estratégias para transformar significados e erguer um cenário de cuidados para protegerem-se a si mesmo, à criança e à família e para renovar as forças necessárias a fim de conseguirem enfrentar e resistir às ameaças presentes na experiência / Despite the number of existing studies about the impact of children with a colostomy on their families, there is however very limited information about parental experience of caring for these children and how they define their experience in South America. This study intends to understand the parental experience of caring for children with a colostomy. The method for data collection was an open interview involving 10 couples residing in the cities of São Paulo (Brazil) and Bogota (Colombia). The entire investigation process was guided by the referential theory of Symbolic Interactions and the data analysis was done by the Grounded Theory. The parental experience is supported in the phenomena Feeling fragile and Becoming strong as a causal condition and strategy, respectively. They represent the tension of being parents and special care providers of the child. \"Building a fortress\" emerged as the central category that represents an experience which is the consequence of a deliberate process of internal construction of parents by using strategies to transform meanings and build a scenario of care to protect themselves, the child and family and to renew the forces necessary to confront and resist the threats present in the experiment

Family caregivers of cancer patients may enter a predeath grief cycle when their loved one is diagnosed with cancer. The emotional upheaval and accompanying stress that define predeath grief may lead to health problems for the caregiver, and also interfere with their ability to provide care for their loved one. The purpose of the present research was to examine the relationship between coping styles of family caregivers and the tendency of those caregivers to seek social support during active caregiving. This study employed a quantitative approach based on the revised coping theory and the process of bereavement, which is grounded in the transactional theory of stress and coping, to examine coping styles of family members who care for cancer patients. Family caregivers of current cancer patients (n=103) were recruited through e-mails, flyers, the Walden Participant Pool, public social networking sites, and websites to complete the Ways of Coping Questionnaire. A preliminary analysis indicated a normal data distribution and confirmed homoscedasticity and linearity. Through the use of multiple regression, correlations, and t tests, relationships between 7 coping styles and the tendency to seek support were explored. Results indicated that coping styles of confrontive coping, problem solving, and positive reappraisal were positive and significant predictors of the tendency to seek social support during active caregiving. However, coping styles of distancing, self-control, escape/avoidance, and taking responsibility were not significant predictors of seeking social support. Findings from this study can influence social change by promoting appropriate support interventions that appeal to family caregivers, regardless of their coping styles, in order to effectively support the physical and mental health of the caregiver population.