Parenting a child with chronic illness: a metasynthesis.
PubMedPublished 2 May 2006
Jean S. Coffey
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The experience of parents caring for a child with a chronic illness is examined in this metasynthesis.
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Increasing numbers of children are diagnosed with chronic illnesses each year. Some parents are finding themselves providing all the care to these children. The experience of parents caring for a child with a chronic illness is examined in this metasynthesis.
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