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Fleming J. 1992. "High Tech" Home Care for Children with Chronic Health Conditions [Final report]. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, 9 pp.

Annotation: The objective of this study was to create a data base that will aid in further describing technology-dependent children being cared for in their homes. Specific aims are to: (1) Identify selected demographic characteristics of technology-dependent children and their families; (2) define home care of technology-dependent children in terms of consumption of resources; (3) test selected hypotheses regarding the effects of the illness of these children on their families; and (4) provide the means for these data to be used by others in the development of recommendations for nursing practice relating to the care of technology-dependent children and their families. Thirteen cities in the United States served as areas from which data was collected. Children were between three months and nineteen years of age and had been technology-dependent and being cared for at home for at least a month. Using structured interviews, data was obtained from parents receiving services from private and public home health agencies. Among the study's findings were the following: (1) The financial burden and social impact on the family and personal strains vary depending on the type of dependency; (2) depression does not vary significantly among the four types of dependency; (3) satisfaction varies significantly with caregivers; and (4) the quality of life of technology-dependent children is apparently affected by persons who work with them in their home. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Chronically ill, Data bases, Data collection, Families, High technology home care, Technology dependence
   

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