Objective To assess health outcomes of parents caring for children with chronic illnesses
compared with parents of healthy children. Study design We searched OvidSP MEDLINE …

The 21st century is witnessing a sea change in our thinking about 'disability'. Nowhere are
these developments more apparent than in the field of childhood disability, where traditional …

Discourse about childhood chronic conditions has transitioned in the last decade from
focusing primarily on broad groups of children with special health care needs to …

Background Parents of children with chronic illness have reported decreased psychological
and physical quality of life (QoL) relative to parents of children without such illness, which …

Background Caring for a child with a chronic disease may be demanding and stressful.
When a child has a rare condition, the impact of care on parents is amplified due to the rarity …

AIM To review the qualitative and quantitative evidence of the benefits of peer support for
parents of children with disabling conditions in the context of health, well‐being, impact on …

The well-being of parents is essential to the well-being of children with life-limiting illness.
Parents are vulnerable to a range of negative financial, physical, and psychosocial issues …

The present study extends earlier research identifying an increased risk of anxiety among
children with chronic physical illness (CwCPI) by examining a more complete model that …

Chronic stressors can wear down the body, particularly the cardiovascular, immune, and
gastrointestinal systems. So far, increased rates of caregiver health problems have been …

Video Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Children with medical complexity (CMC)
comprise a subgroup of children with severe chronic diseases. A conceptual definition for …