The effectiveness of parenting programmes facilitated by health visitors

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 611-620

  Long, Ann ^a   McCarney, Shane ^a   Smyth, Gladys ^b   Magorrian, Noreen ^c   Dillon, Audrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept Hlth Social Serv Pub S   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety and depression; Coping styles; Health visiting; Parenting; Parenting programmes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PARENTING; PARENTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035374447     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01790.x     Document Type: Article

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