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2019 Nov 19


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Thematic analysis of spousal interaction patterns among Asian parents of children with chronic life-threatening illness.

Authors

Ho A H Y, Dutta O, Tan-Ho G, Choo P Y, Low X C, Chong P H, Ng C, Ganapathy S
BMJ Open. 2019 Nov 19; 9(11):e032582.
PMID: 31748309.

Abstract

This is the first known study which examines the evolutionary nature of spousal interaction patterns among Asian parents of children with chronic life-threatening illness, from the time of providing care to their child through bereavement. This study is informed by earlier findings that when a child is diagnosed with a chronic life-threatening illness, parents are faced with multiple stressors, leaving them with little time to invest in their spousal relationship.