Mediating functions of maternal anxiety and participation in care on young children's posthospital adjustment

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 18-26

  Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek ^a   Feinstein, Nancy Fischbeck ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitalized children; Mothers; Stress and coping

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035259842     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-240X(200102)24:1<18::AID-NUR1003>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Baron, R.M., & Kenny, D.A. (1986). The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social and psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51, 1173-1182.
2. Burke, S.O., Costello, E.A., & Handley-Derry, M.H. (1989). Maternal stress and repeated hospitalizations of children who are physically disabled. Children's Health Care, 18, 83-89.
3. Eberly, T.W., Miles, M.S., Carter, M.C., Hennessey, J., & Riddle, I. (1985). Parental stress after the unexpected admission of a child to the intensive care unit. Critical Care Quarterly, 8, 85-65.
4. Elander, G., Nilsson, A., & Lindberg, T. (1986). Behavior in four-year-olds who have experienced hospitalization and day care. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 56, 612-616.
5. Ferguson, B.F. (1979). Preparing young children for hospitalization: A comparison of two methods. Pediatrics, 64, 656-664.
6. Fletcher, B. (1981). Psychological upset in posthospitalized children: A review of the literature. Maternal-Child Nursing Journal, 10, 185-195.
7. Haslum, M.N. (1988). Length of preschool hospitalization, multiple admissions, and later educational attainment and behavior. Child: Care, Health, and Development, 14, 275-291.
8. Holmbeck, G.N. (1997). Toward terminological, conceptual, and statistical clarity in the study of mediators and moderators: Examples from the child-clinical and pediatric psychology literatures. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65, 599-610.
9. Jacobson, P., Manne, S., Gorfinkel, K., Schorr, O., Rapkin, B., & Redd, W. (1990). Analysis of child and parent behavior during painful medical procedures. Health Psychology, 9, 559-576.
10. Jay, S.M., & Elliot, C.H. (1990). A stress inoculation program for parents whose children are undergoing painful medical procedures. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 58, 799-804.
11. Johnson, J.E. (1984). Psychological interventions and coping with surgery. In A. Baum, S.E. Taylor, & E. Singer (Eds.), Handbook of psychology and health (pp. 189-192). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
12. Johnson, J.E., Fieler, V., Jones, L.S., Wlasowicz, G.S., & Mitchell, M.L. (1997). Self-regulation theory: Applying theory to your practice. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Press.
13. Jones, D.C. (1994). Effect of parental participation on hospitalized child behavior. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 17, 81-92.
14. Jones, S.M., Fiser, D.H., & Livingston, R.L. (1992). Behavioral changes in pediatric intensive care units. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 146, 375-379.
15. Leventhal, H., & Johnson, J.E. (1983). Laboratory and field experimentation: Development of a theory of self-regulation. In P.J. Woolridge, M.H. Schmitt, J.K. Skipper, & R.C. Leonard (Eds.), Behavioral science and nursing theory (pp. 189-262). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
16. Lumley, M.A., Abeles, L.A., Melamed, B.G., Pistone, L.M., & Johnson, J.H. (1990). Coping outcomes in children undergoing stressful medical procedures: The role of child environment variables. Behavioral Assessment, 12, 223-238.
17. Melamed, B.C., & Ridley-Johnson, R. (1988). Psychological preparation of families for hospitalization. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 9, 96-102.
18. Melamed, B.C., & Siegel, L.J. (1980). Psychological preparation for hospitalization. In B.G. Melamed & L.J. Siegel (Eds.), Behavioral medicine, practical applications in health care (pp. 307-355). New York: Springer.
19. Melnyk, B.M. (1994). Coping with unplanned childhood hospitalization: Effects of informational interventions on mothers and children. Nursing Research, 43, 50-55.
20. Melnyk, B.M. (1995a). Coping with unplanned childhood hospitalization: The mediating functions of parental beliefs. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 20, 299-312.
21. Melnyk, B.M. (1995b). Parental coping with childhood hospitalization: A theoretical framework to guide research and clinical interventions. Maternal Child Nursing Journal, 23, 123-131.
22. Melnyk, B.M. (2000). Intervention studies involving parents of hospitalized young children: An analysis of the past and future recommendations. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 15(1), 4-13.
23. Melnyk, B.M., Alpert-Gillis, L.J., Hensel, P., Cable-Billing, R.C., & Rubenstein, J.S. (1997). Helping mothers cope with a critically ill child: A pilot test of the COPE intervention program with mothers and children. Research in Nursing & Health, 20, 3-14.
24. Peterson, L., & Shigetomi, C. (1981). The use of coping techniques to minimize anxiety in hospitalized children. Behavior Therapy, 12, 1-14.
25. Rasnake, L.K., & Linscheid, T.R. (1989). Anxiety reduction in children receiving medical care: Developmental considerations. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 10, 169-175.
26. Saylor, C.F., Pallmeyer, T.P., Finch, H.C., Eason, L., Trieber, G., & Folger, C. (1987). Predictors of psychological distress in hospitalized pediatric patients. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 26, 232-236.
27. Spielberger, C., Gorsuch, R., & Lushene, R. (1983). The STAI Manual. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists.
28. Vernon, D.T., Schulman, J.L., & Foley, J.M. (1966). Changes in children's behaviors after hospitalization. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 111, 581-593.
29. Visintainer, M.A., & Wolfer, J.A. (1975). Psychological preparation for surgical pediatric patients: The effects on children's and parents' stress responses and adjustment. Pediatrics, 56, 187-202.
30. Vulcan (Melnyk), B.M. (1984). Major coping behaviors of a hospitalized three-year-old boy. Maternal-Child Nursing Journal, 13, 113-123.
31. Vulcan (Melnyk), B.M., & Nikulich-Barrett, M. (1988). The effect of selected information on mothers' anxiety levels during their children's hospitalizations. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 3, 97-102.
32. Wallander, J.L. (1992). Theory-driven research in pediatric psychology: A little bit on why and how. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 17, 521-535.
33. Zastowny, T.R., Kirschenbaum, D.S., & Meng, A.L. (1986). Coping skills training for children: Effects on distress before, during, and after hospitalization for surgery. Health Psychology, 5, 231-247.