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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate characteristics of families, specifically
their adaptability, cohesion, and coping mechanisms during a child's intensive care
hospitalization. The sample consisted of 30 families with children hospitalized in
a pediatric intensive care unit. The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales
(FACES-III) and the Family Crisis-Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales (F-COPES) were
used to collect data. Results indicate that the families were, as a whole, healthy
in their levels of functioning; their dimensions of adaptability and cohesion were
balanced. The families studied utilized a variety of coping mechanisms, and specific
characteristics were identified that enabled the families to adjust to the child's
intensive care hospitalization.
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