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Effects of Separation on Families During Hospitalization.

PB2008110090

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Agazio, J. G.; Ephraim, P.; Flaherty, N.; Gurney, C.
Page Count	100
Abstract	Regionalization of health services is fast becoming the most economical means of offering comprehensive care. Families are more frequently required to travel to regional medical centers to receive special testing, diagnosis, and treatment. Hospitalization under these circumstances can result in separation from the remaining family over an extended period. If the remaining parent is unable to cope or manage family demands, this separation may in turn have a detrimental impact on the entire family and its functioning. The purpose of this study was to identify the stressors associated with family separations during the circumstances of medical evaluation or treatment outside a family's local area, the coping mechanisms and resources used by families to mediate these stressors, and the effects of the separation on family functioning. The design for this study was a prospective, two-group comparison using methodological triangulation and testing of a hypothesized model.
Keywords	Stressors Family separations Hospitalization Regional medical centers Travel Medical evaluation Treatment Coping mechanisms Resources Family functioning
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept., 1 Sep 95-1 Aug 98.
NTIS Issue Number	200818

Effects of Separation on Families During Hospitalization.

Effects of Separation on Families During Hospitalization.
PB2008110090

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Agazio, J. G.; Ephraim, P.; Flaherty, N.; Gurney, C.
Page Count	100
Abstract	Regionalization of health services is fast becoming the most economical means of offering comprehensive care. Families are more frequently required to travel to regional medical centers to receive special testing, diagnosis, and treatment. Hospitalization under these circumstances can result in separation from the remaining family over an extended period. If the remaining parent is unable to cope or manage family demands, this separation may in turn have a detrimental impact on the entire family and its functioning. The purpose of this study was to identify the stressors associated with family separations during the circumstances of medical evaluation or treatment outside a family's local area, the coping mechanisms and resources used by families to mediate these stressors, and the effects of the separation on family functioning. The design for this study was a prospective, two-group comparison using methodological triangulation and testing of a hypothesized model.
Keywords	Stressors Family separations Hospitalization Regional medical centers Travel Medical evaluation Treatment Coping mechanisms Resources Family functioning
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept., 1 Sep 95-1 Aug 98.
NTIS Issue Number	200818