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Evaluation of child and parent outcomes after a pediatric cardiac camp experience
Margaret W Bultas1, Chakra Budhathoki, Karen Balakas
1Saint Louis University School of Nursing, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Purpose:
This study evaluated the effects of a cardiac camp experience on children with heart disease and their parents.
Design And Methods:
A repeated measures design was used with 49 parent-child dyads. Repeated measures evaluated the effects of camp on anxiety, attitude toward illness, and psychosocial functioning of the children. Parental anxiety was also evaluated.
Results:
Results demonstrated decreases in parent anxiety, decreases in child trait anxiety, and positive psychosocial outcomes in the areas of self-esteem, social, physical, and emotional functioning.
Practice Implications:
Findings can be used to support decisions for those contemplating a camping experience for the child with heart disease.
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