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Home care for children dependent on medical technology: the family perspective
- Authors:
- PETR Christopher G., MURDOCK Beatriz, CHAPIN Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 21(1), 1995, pp.5-22.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Children who are dependent on medical technology present unique challenges to families and professionals who attempt to care for them at home. This longitudinal, exploratory study examines the placement threatening crises experienced over an eighteen month period by four such families in Minnesota. The findings encourage development of a family support model of placement prevention for this population, as opposed to a crisis intervention model.