Parents/caregiver's health, stress, and perceived caregiver burden in the difficult first 3 months after their infant/child with special health care needs is discharged home
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Carmen Caicedo, PhD, RN
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
The purpose of this exploratory study with three time points will examine the physical health, mental health, stress using biomarker levels (salivary cortisol), and perceived caregiver burden of Hispanic, Black, and White parents of an infant/child (birth to 5 years) newly diagnosed with special health care needs (SHCN) over the first three months after discharge home from a NICU or PICU.
Dr. Caicedo was a recipient of a Sigma Small Grant, 2018-2019 cohort.
The Sigma Theta Tau International grant application that funded this research, in whole or in part, was completed by the applicant and peer-reviewed prior to the award of the Sigma grant. No further peer-review has taken place upon the completion of the Sigma grant final report and its appearance in this repository.
| Type | Presentation |
| Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
| Review Type | None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report |
| Format | Text-based Document |
| Evidence Level | Descriptive/Correlational |
| Research Approach | Quantitative Research |
| Keywords | Children/Infants; Special Healthcare Needs; Parents/Caregivers; Mental Health |
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