%0 Journal Article %1 Pilon1985 %A Pilon, B. H. %A Smith, K. A. %D 1985 %J Child Health Care %K Adolescent; California; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Chronic Disease; Family; Health Education; Hispanic Americans; Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; Humans; Infant; Pilot Projects; Self-Help Groups %N 2 %P 96--102 %T A parent group for the Hispanic parents of children with severe cerebral palsy. %V 14 %X Children severely affected by cerebral palsy represent a major challenge for their parents. These parents have special educational and emotional support needs. At Orthopaedic Hospital, this challenge has been met through the use of a pilot parent group project. A group of Hispanic parents of children with severe cerebral palsy was formed to educate about the children's medical condition and to provide a forum for mutual support among parents with similar challenges. Language and cultural considerations were an integral part of the intervention. A secondary gain that resulted from this intervention was the improved use of the health care professional's time. As a result of the group experience, parents became better health care managers for their children as measured by the child's weight, hospital usage, utilization of the educational system, and self-ratings.

@article{Pilon1985, abstract = {Children severely affected by cerebral palsy represent a major challenge for their parents. These parents have special educational and emotional support needs. At Orthopaedic Hospital, this challenge has been met through the use of a pilot parent group project. A group of Hispanic parents of children with severe cerebral palsy was formed to educate about the children's medical condition and to provide a forum for mutual support among parents with similar challenges. Language and cultural considerations were an integral part of the intervention. A secondary gain that resulted from this intervention was the improved use of the health care professional's time. As a result of the group experience, parents became better health care managers for their children as measured by the child's weight, hospital usage, utilization of the educational system, and self-ratings.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:02:33.000+0200}, author = {Pilon, B. H. and Smith, K. A.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/278c6c78e5da1c219c23e3a9a5a382e9c/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {3b81ee00cab00ad7c8382c0d056d93e2}, intrahash = {78c6c78e5da1c219c23e3a9a5a382e9c}, journal = {Child Health Care}, keywords = {Adolescent; California; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Chronic Disease; Family; Health Education; Hispanic Americans; Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; Humans; Infant; Pilot Projects; Self-Help Groups}, number = 2, pages = {96--102}, pmid = {10274043}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:02:33.000+0200}, title = {A parent group for the Hispanic parents of children with severe cerebral palsy.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 14, year = 1985 }