A literature review of the potential effects of having a parent with chronic renal failure

Coldstream, Frances; May, Andrée le

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02154.x

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“…The literature on youth caregiving has highlighted the potential detriments to children who have taken on significant amounts of caregiving responsibilities for their parent; these include increased somatization, decreased life satisfaction, isolation and limitation of social activities, and maybe depression and anxiety 8. The literature also reports some positive outcomes such as a sense of self confidence, increased self-esteem, and enhanced self-efficacy regarding the skills they have acquired in caregiving 8,33. Children can benefit from learning to think about the needs of others and being a part of a supportive family unit 5,8,34…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Providers can assist these efforts by helping parents carefully evaluate appropriate ways for children to help7 but further research is needed to guide parents and providers (see below). Also, diabetes interventions could aid parents in providing information to children about their parent's illness, important healthy lifestyle changes, and their role in these changes 26,29,33…”

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confidence: 99%

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Children's Roles in Parents' Diabetes Self-Management

Laroche

Davis

Forman

et al. 2009

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Background Family support is important in diabetes self-management. However, children as providers of support have received little attention. This study examines the role of children in their parents’ diabetes self-management, diet, and exercise. Methods This research used community-based participatory research principles. Researchers conducted semi-structured parallel interviews of 24 Latino and African-American adults with diabetes and with a child (age 10–17 years) in their home (2004–06). Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed for themes (2004–07). Results Adults and children perceived that children play many roles related to adults’ diabetes self-management. Parents described children as monitoring parents’ dietary intake and reminding them what they should not be eating. Some children helped with shopping and meal preparation. Families described children reminding parents to exercise and exercising with their parent. Children reminded parents about medications and assisted with tasks such as checking blood sugar. Parents and children perceived that children played a role in tempting parents to stray from their diabetes diet, because children's diets included food that parents desired but tried to avoid. Conclusion Children and parents perceived that children have many roles in both supporting and undermining adults’ diabetes self-management. There is more to learn about the bidirectional relationships between adults and children in this setting and the most beneficial roles children can play. Health-care providers should encourage family lifestyle change, strengthen social support for families and direct children toward roles that are beneficial for both parent and child and do not place an unreasonable level of responsibility on the child.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Children's Roles in Parents' Diabetes Self-Management

Laroche

Davis

Forman

et al. 2009

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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“…Other studies highlight that the impact on children of having a parent with a physical illness is not always negative. In a literature review of the potential effects of having a parent with chronic renal failure, for example, Coldstream and le May (2008) concluded that there are both negative (e.g., depression, under achievement) and positive (e.g., enhanced self‐esteem) effects on offspring. Adolescents who have a parent with cancer when compared with those with ‘healthy’ parents did not report any differences in their psychosocial adjustment.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

How do adolescents adjust to their parent's multiple sclerosis?: An interview study

Bogosian

Moss‐Morris

Bishop

et al. 2011

British Journal of Health Psychology

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Some adolescents described adjusting well to having a parent with MS, while others appeared to have more difficulty. Whilst the severity of the parent's deterioration and symptoms appeared to play a role in adjustment, other potentially modifiable factors such as the lack of well parent's support, adolescents' increased parenting responsibilities, and family tension also posed barriers to adolescents' adjustment. Support interventions may be helpful for vulnerable adolescents, which consider both family and individual factors.

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“…enhanced self-esteem) effects on children. 11 Research has also explored the impact on children of having a parent with multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is more common in women than men, with a ratio of 1.5 : 1.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It focused on two main themes based on existing literature. The first theme, addressed in Part 1, considers the negative and positive impact of parental multiple sclerosis on school-age children (age [5][6][7][8][9][10][11] and adolescents (age [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. The aim of the second theme addressed in Part 2 was to identify potential moderating psychosocial or parental illness factors on child outcome.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%