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Strategies of Normalization Used by Parents of Chronically Ill School Age Children
Author(s) -
BOSSERT ELIZABETH,
HOLADAY BONNIE,
HARKINS ANN,
TURNERHENSON ANNE
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.1990.tb00450.x
Subject(s) - normalization (sociology) , critically ill , medicine , psychology , developmental psychology , intensive care medicine , sociology , anthropology
The concept of normalization is examined in relation to chronically ill children. From this conceptual base, the responses of 365 parents in a survey of chronically ill children's use of time out of school, were analyzed to determine the normalization strategies used pertaining to the life of the child and family. This article discusses the appropriateness and importance of normalization, and presents implications for the professional nurse working with families of chronically ill children.