Parenting characteristics of female caregivers of children affected by chronic endocrine conditions: A comparison between disorders of sex development and type 1 diabetes mellitus

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Kirk, Katherine D ^a   Fedele, David A ^b   Wolfe Christensen, Cortney ^c   Phillips, Timothy M ^d   Mazur, Tom ^e   Mullins, Larry L ^b   Chernausek, Steven D ^f   Wisniewski, Amy B ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intersex; Overprotection; Parents; Stress; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DISABLED CHILDREN; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 82855170878     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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