Skip to main content

Working and caring for a child with chronic illness: A review of current literature.

Author
Abstract
:

Advances in medical knowledge have contributed to the increase in the number of children living with some form of long-term chronic illness or condition. As a consequence of these advancements, treatments that are more accessible and easier to administer, usually within a child's home, have been developed. However, this may mean that parents take on greater treatment responsibility and require extra time and energy to meet these tasks, additional to other responsibilities. This review paper aims to summarize and critique existing literature on working parents of children with a chronic condition, by focusing on patterns of parent work, the challenges experienced, and the flow-on consequences to well-being.

Year of Publication
:
2018
Journal
:
Child: care, health and development
Date Published
:
2018
ISSN Number
:
0305-1862
URL
:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12546
DOI
:
10.1111/cch.12546
Short Title
:
Child Care Health Dev
Download citation