Which of the following is true in relation to the stress of having an ill child?
a. Coping with uncertainty over the outcome is the most stressful factor for parents.
b. Factors connected with the child's illness causes more stress than alleviation of the child's pain.
c. Uncertainty about a critically ill child's current condition is considered to be a minor source of stress.
d. The parents' inability to comfort the child is more stressful than factors connected with the illness.
ANS: D
Having an ill child is stressful for parents. Many research studies have shown that loss of the ability to act as the child's parent, to alleviate the child's pain, and to comfort the child is more stressful than factors connected with the illness, including coping with uncertainty over the outcome. Major sources of stress for parents of critically ill children include uncertainty about current condition or prognosis, lack of control, and lack of knowledge about how to best help their hospitalized child or how to deal with their child's response.
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