A Therapeutic Recreation Camp for Children with Congenital Heart Disease: Examining Impact on the Psychosocial Well-Being of Parents

被引:5
作者
White, Lauren C. [1 ]
Moola, Fiona J. [2 ]
Kirsh, Joel A. [3 ,4 ]
Faulkner, Guy E. J. [1 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Fac Kinesiol & Phys Educ, 55 Harbord St, Toronto, ON M5S 2W6, Canada
[2] Univ Manitoba, Fac Kinesiol & Recreat Management, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
[3] Hosp Sick Children, Labatt Family Heart Ctr, Toronto, ON, Canada
[4] Univ Toronto, Dept Paediat, Toronto, ON, Canada
[5] Univ British Columbia, Sch Kinesiol, Vancouver, BC, Canada
关键词
Camp; Congenital heart disease; Parents; Children; Chronic illness; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; RESPITE CARE; HEALTH; ADOLESCENTS; PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTIONS; EXPERIENCES; PSYCHOLOGY; PREVALENCE;
D O I
10.1007/s10826-016-0474-x
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
Therapeutic recreation camps have been considered to be an effective context for improving the psychosocial functioning of children with congenital heart disease (CHD). However, there is limited research regarding their impact on parents. Nine parents participated in two semi-structured interviews before and after their children attended a camp for children with CHD. Parents described their perceptions of their children's camp experiences and identified the psychosocial utility of camp for themselves. Camp enabled parents to let their children grow and be independent, and helped reduce parents' restricting and overprotective behaviours. Camp also provided parents with respite care, which alleviated their need to be 'cardiac' parents. These findings strengthen the case for therapeutic recreation camps and underscore the importance of expanding camp access to more families affected by CHD.
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页码:3034 / 3043
页数:10
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