Patricia A Kuster

Summary

Affiliation: University of Arizona
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Factors influencing health promoting activities of mothers caring for ventilator-assisted children
    Patricia A Kuster
    College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ 85721, USA
    J Pediatr Nurs 19:276-87. 2004
  2. ncbi Caregiving stress, immune function, and health: implications for research with parents of medically fragile children
    Patricia A Kuster
    The University of Arizona, College of Nursing and Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System, Tucson, Arizona 85737, USA
    Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 27:257-76. 2004
  3. ncbi Mental health of mothers caring for ventilator-assisted children at home
    Patricia A Kuster
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612 4766, USA
    Issues Ment Health Nurs 27:817-35. 2006

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Publications3

  1. ncbi Factors influencing health promoting activities of mothers caring for ventilator-assisted children
    Patricia A Kuster
    College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ 85721, USA
    J Pediatr Nurs 19:276-87. 2004
    ..Nurses need to help mothers with coping and finding resources to help mediate the stress related to caring for their child, thereby helping the mothers to maintain their own health...
  2. ncbi Caregiving stress, immune function, and health: implications for research with parents of medically fragile children
    Patricia A Kuster
    The University of Arizona, College of Nursing and Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System, Tucson, Arizona 85737, USA
    Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 27:257-76. 2004
    ..The purpose of this review article will be to provide an overview of the literature related to caregiving stress and immune functioning and to discuss implications for research in this area with parents of medically fragile children...
  3. ncbi Mental health of mothers caring for ventilator-assisted children at home
    Patricia A Kuster
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612 4766, USA
    Issues Ment Health Nurs 27:817-35. 2006
    ..Interventions by mental health and pediatric nurses should focus on enhancing mothers' coping skills and assisting mothers in accessing a positive social network to help mediate the stress related to caring for their child...