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Special Report: Nursing. A Research-Based Sibling Visitation Program For The Neonatal Icu... Reprinted From Critical Care Nurse, Vol. 17, No. 2, April 1997, Innovision Communications, Aliso Viejo, Ca, L. Montgomery, Charmaine Kleiber, A. Nicholson, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Special Report: Nursing. A Research-Based Sibling Visitation Program For The Neonatal Icu... Reprinted From Critical Care Nurse, Vol. 17, No. 2, April 1997, Innovision Communications, Aliso Viejo, Ca, L. Montgomery, Charmaine Kleiber, A. Nicholson, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg
No abstract provided.
The Disclosure Decisions Of Parents Who Conceive Children Using Donor Eggs, S. Hahn, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
The Disclosure Decisions Of Parents Who Conceive Children Using Donor Eggs, S. Hahn, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To identify variables that influence the disclosure decisions of parents who conceive children using donor eggs and to compare such variables among disclosing, nondisclosing, and undecided families. DESIGN: Exploratory, comparative, descriptive. SETTING: A university hospital-assisted reproductive technology program in the Midwest. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-one couples with children conceived with anonymously donated eggs. METHODS: Audiotaped telephone interviews, measures of social support and family environment, and a demographic survey. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Content analysis of interview transcripts and comparison of recurring themes among groups. RESULTS: The majority of parents intended disclosure. Dominant themes among disclosing parents included the belief that a …
A Research-Based Sibling Visitation Program For The Neonatal Icu, L. Montgomery, Charmaine Kleiber, A. Nicholson, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
A Research-Based Sibling Visitation Program For The Neonatal Icu, L. Montgomery, Charmaine Kleiber, A. Nicholson, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg
No abstract provided.
Information Needs Of The Siblings Of Critically Ill Children, Charmaine Kleiber, L. Montgomery, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Information Needs Of The Siblings Of Critically Ill Children, Charmaine Kleiber, L. Montgomery, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg
This study explored parental and sibling perceptions and feelings about sibling information needs during a pediatric admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). Using a qualitative research design, parents (n = 14) and school-age siblings (n = 12) of children who were patients in ICU were interviewed using open-ended questions. Themes of information that the parents report having given to the siblings were similar to the themes that siblings report having heard. However, parents reported that the siblings had numerous questions about the reasons for hospitalization and expectations for the future of the family. The findings indicate that parents may …
Health Status And Resources Of Rural Homeless Women And Children, Martha Craft-Rosenberg, S. Powell, Kennith Culp
Health Status And Resources Of Rural Homeless Women And Children, Martha Craft-Rosenberg, S. Powell, Kennith Culp
Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg
The purpose of this research is to describe the health status and health resources for homeless women and children in a Midwestern rural community. A group of 31 rural homeless women in a shelter participated in the study by answering questions on the Rural Homeless Interview developed by the investigators. The findings revealed higher than expected rates of illness, accidents, and adverse life events, with the incidence ofsubstance abuse and mental illness being comparable to data from other homeless populations. The data on children were limited by lack of knowledge on the part of their mothers. Some mothers reported that …