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 Adolescents Psychological Complications of Chronic Illness Description: Information from The Child Health Library of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. (chp.edu) |
| Care Coordination Guidelines for Children Description: Florida Department of Health Children's Medical Services Network describes family centered care, integration of care coordination. Includes assessment steps, tips and ideas and forms. (medicalhomeinfo.org) |
| Children and Grief Description: Discusses how children handle grief and loss and which signs indicate they have difficulty coping (AACAP Facts For Families). (aacap.org) |
| Chronic Illness: New and Old Ideas to Care for Children Description: Slide show by National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs explains two new options: Chronic Care Model and Medical Home Project. (cdrc.ohsu.edu) |
| Coping in Parents of Chronically Ill Children Description: Assessment and Intervention Strategies article in Pediatric Nursing describes parent stressors, coping assessment tools, nursing assessment tools and a framework for intervention. (ajj.com) |
| Dealing With a Health Condition Description: Explains teenagers how to cope, to take control, deal with others. (kidshealth.org) |
| Pain and Chronic Illness in Children Description: Short paper on the importance of pain management. (bbriefings.com) |
| Parental Advise on Coping with Chronic Illness of your Child Description: Tips how to explain, deal with emotions, use discipline, keep a family routine, and cope with strangers. (parenting-ed.org) |
| Promoting Resilience in Youth with Chronic Conditions and their Parents Description: Paper on family centered care, describes impact, principles, assessment, healthy family functioning. (allaboutkids.umn.edu) |
| Shared Vision Description: Complete article (also as PDF) on longterm needs, financial and medical planning. (pediatrics.aappublications.org) |
| Starbright Foundation for Seriously Ill Children Description: Empowerment Programs and chatrooms, videos, comic books and cd-roms. Topics: school re-entry, coping with hospital life, radiation therapy; reintegration after burn injury. (starbright.org) |
| Teenagers and Coping with Chronic Illness Description: Tips and strategies for parents with newly diagnosed teenagers. (irishhealth.com) |
| The Child With a Long-Term Illness Description: AACAP Facts For Families describes the risk for developing associated emotional problems as the child must must cope with a disease that is here to stay and may even get worse. (aacap.org) |
| What is a Chronic Illness? Description: Explains to children what their ill friend or relative experiences and what they can do themselves. (endoflifecare.tripod.com) |
