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Research Reports of Family and Dyadic Studies
Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Updated October 2023
Abboud, S., Flores, D. D., Bond, K., Chebli, P., Brawner, B. M., & Sommers, M. S. (2022). Family sex communication among Arab American young adults: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Family Nursing, 28(2), 115-128. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211053931
Ahlberg, M., Persson, C., Berterö, C., & Ågren, S. (2021). Family health conversations versus support group conversations when a family member has been critically ill: A mixed methods study. Families Systems & Health, 39(2), 293-305. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000607
Alderfer, M. A., Cnaan, A., Annunziato, R. A., & Kazak, A. E. (2005). Patterns of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of childhood cancer survivors. Journal of Family Psychology, 19(3), 430–440. https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.19.3.430.
Al Ghriwati, N., Winter, M. A., & Everhart, R. S. (2016). Examining profiles of family functioning in pediatric asthma: Longitudinal associations with child adjustment and asthma severity. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42(4), 434-444. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsw089.
Al Ghriwati, N., Winter, M. A., Everhart, R. S., & Fiese, B. H. (2017). Family functioning and child asthma severity: A bio-behavioral approach. Families, Systems, & Health, 35(4), 439–449. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000264.
Anderson, J. G., Hundt, E., Dean, M., Keim-Malpass, J., & Lopez, R. P. (2017). “The Church of Online Support”: Examining the use of blogs among family caregivers of persons with dementia. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(1), 34–54. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840716681289.
Asiedu, G. B., Eustace, R. W., Eton, D. T., & Radecki Breitkopf, C. (2014). Coping with colorectal cancer: a qualitative exploration with patients and their family members. Family Practice, 31(5), 598-606. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmu040.
Augustine, J. M., Prickett, K. C., & Kimbro, R. T. (2017). Health-related parenting among U.S. families and young children’s physical health. Journal of Marriage and Family, 79(3), 816–832. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12363.
Bai, S., & Repetti, R. (2015). Short-term resilience processes in the family. Family Relations, 64(1), 108-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12101.
Barakat, L. P., Li, Y., Hobbie, W., Ogle, S., Hardie, T., Volpe, E. M., Szabo, M. M., Reilly, M., & Deatrick, J. (2015). Health-related quality of life of adolescents and young adult survivors of childhood brain tumors. Psycho-Oncology. 24, 804-811. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.3649.
Barakat, L. P., Patterson, C. A., Weinberger, B. S., Simon, K., Gonzalez, E. R., & Dampier, C. (2007). A prospective study of the role of coping and family functioning in health outcomes for adolescents with sickle cell disease. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 29(11), 752-760. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0b013e318157fdac.
Beardslee, W. R., Gladstone, T. R., Wright, E. J., & Cooper, A. B. (2003). A family-based approach to the prevention of depressive symptoms in children at risk: evidence of parental and child change. Pediatrics, 112(2), e119-e131. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.112.2.e119.
Birnie, K. A., Chambers, C. T., Chorney, J., Fernandez, C. V., & McGrath, P. J. (2016). A multi-informant multi-method investigation of family functioning and parent–child coping during children’s acute pain. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsw045.
Butcher, J. L., & Nasr, S. Z. (2015). Direct observation of respiratory treatments in cystic fibrosis: Parent–child interactions relate to medical regimen adherence. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 40(1), 8–17. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsu074.
Butler, F., & Zakari, N. (2005). Grandparents parenting grandchildren: Assessing health parental stress, and social supports. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 31, 43-54. https://doi.org/10.3928/0098-9134-20050301-09.
Caputo, J., Pavalko, E. K., & Hardy, M. A. (2016). The long-term effects of caregiving on women’s health and mortality. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78(5), 1382–1398. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12332.
Chamay Weber, C., Camparini, N., Lanza, L., & Narring, F. (2016). Parents’ integration in the treatment of adolescents with obesity: A qualitative study. Families, Systems, & Health, 34(4), 396–403. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000219.
Conger, R. D., Brainerd, D. W., Birch, L. L., Friedberg, P. J., & Navarro, L. A. (1986). Assessing the quality of family observations: A comparative analysis. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 48(2), 361-373. https://doi.org/10.2307/352403.
Coutinho, M. T., Kopel, S. J., Williams, B., Dansereau, K., & Koinis-Mitchell, D. (2016). Urban caregiver empowerment: Caregiver nativity, child-asthma symptoms, and emergency-department use. Families, Systems, & Health, 34(3), 229–239. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000206.
Danford, C. A. & Martyn, K. K. (2013). Exploring eating and activity behaviors with parent-child dyads using event history calendars. Journal of Family Nursing, 19(3), 375-398. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840713491831.
David, J. G., Lo, M. S., & Langer, D. A. (2018). Adolescent and parent perspectives on medical decision-making for chronic illness. Families, Systems, & Health, 36(2), 248–251. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000297.
Deatrick, J. A., Hobbie, W., Ogle, S., Fisher, M. J., Barakat, L., Hardie, T., Reilly, M., Li, Y., & Ginsberg, J. P. (2014). Competence in caregivers of adolescent and young adult childhood brain tumor survivors. Health Psychology, 33(10), 1103–1112. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0033756.
Deatrick, J. A., Barakat, L. P., Knafl, G. J., Hobbie, W., Ogle, S., Ginsberg, J. P., Fisher, M. J., Hardie, T., Reilly, M., Broden, E., Toth, J., SanGiacomo, N., & Knafl, K. A. (2018). Patterns of family management for adolescent and young adult brain tumor survivors. Journal of Family Psychology, 32(3), 321–332. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000352.
Deatrick, J. A., Knafl, G. J., Knafl, K., Hardie, T. L., Bressler, S., Hobbie, W., Bratton, K., Dominguez, M., Guzman, C. D., Rees Papinsick, A., & Rees, A. L. (2021). Mothers’ and fathers’ views of family management and health-related quality of life for young adult survivors of childhood brain tumors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 39(5), 629-645. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2020.1844845.
de Ceuninck van Capelle, A., Visser, L. H., & Vosman, F. (2016). Multiple sclerosis (MS) in the life cycle of the family: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the perspective of persons with recently diagnosed MS. Families, Systems, & Health, 34(4), 435–440. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000216.
Eddy, B. P., & Fife, S. T. (2021). Active husband involvement during pregnancy: A grounded theory. Family Relations, 70(4), 1222-1237. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12486
Ehrlich, K. B., Miller, G. E., & Chen, E. (2015). Family functioning, eosinophil activity, and symptoms in children with asthma. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 40(8), 781–789. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsv045.
Ellis, K. R., Young, T. L., Carthron, D., Simms, M., McFarlin, S., Davis, K. L., Dave, G., Corbie-Smith, G., & Cené, C. (2019). Perceptions of rural African American adults about the role of family in understanding and addressing risk factors for cardiovascular disease. American Journal of Health Promotion, 33(5), 708-717. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117118799574.
Fleming, L., Knafl, K., & Van Riper, M. (2017). How the child’s gender matters for families having a child with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(4), 516–533. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840717735499.
Ford-Gilboe, M. (1997). Family strengths, motivation and resources as predictors of health promotion behavior in single-parent and two-parent families. Research in Nursing and Health, 20, 205-217. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-240X(199706)20:3%3C205::AID-NUR4%3E3.0.CO;2-M.
Freed, R. D., Tompson, M. C., Wang, C. H., Otto, M. W., Hirshfeld-Becker, D. R., Nierenberg, A. A., & Henin, A. (2015). Family functioning in the context of parental bipolar disorder: associations with offspring age, sex, and psychopathology. Journal of Family Psychology, 29(1), 108–18.
Galimidi, N., & Shamai, M. (2022). Interactions between mental illness recovery processes in the family. Family Relations, 71(1), 408-425. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.l2594
Gallo, A., Knafl, K., & Angst, D. (2009). Information management in families who have a child with a genetic condition. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 24, 194-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2008.07.010.
Gallo, A., Patil, C., Knafl, K., Angst, D., Rondelli, D., & Saraf, S. (2019). The experience of adults with sickle cell disease and their HLA-matched adult sibling donors after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75, 2943-2951. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14152.
Gibson-Young, L., Turner-Henson, A., Gerald, L. B., Vance, D. E., & Lozano, D. (2014). The relationships among family management behaviors and asthma morbidity in maternal caregivers of children with asthma. Journal of Family Nursing, 20(4), 442-461. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840714552845.
Glackin, M., & Higgins, A. (2008). The grief experience of same-sex couple within an Irish context: Tacit acknowledgement. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 14, 297-302. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2008.14.6.30025.
Gouin, J. P., Da Estrela, C., Desmarais, K., & Barker, E. T. (2016). The impact of formal and informal support on health in the context of caregiving stress. Family Relations, 65(1), 191-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12183.
Griffin, D., & Gonzalez, R. (2003). Models of dyadic social interaction. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 358(1431), 573-581. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2002.1263.
Gultekin, L., & Brush, B. L. (2017). In their own words: Exploring family pathways to housing instability. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(1), 90-115. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840716678046.
Gutiérrez-Colina, A. M., Lee, J. L., VanDellen, M., Mertens, A., & Marchak, J. G. (2017). Family functioning and depressive symptoms in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors and their families: A dyadic analytic approach. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42(1), 19-27. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsw041.
Harden, J., Northouse, L., & Mood, D. (2006). Qualitative analysis of couples’ experience with prostate cancer by age cohort. Cancer Nursing, 29, 367-377.
Haskett, M. E., Hall, J. K., Finster, H. P., Owens, C., & Buccelli, A. R. (2022). “It brought my family more together”: Mixed‐methods study of low‐income U.S. mothers during the pandemic. Family Relations, 71(3), 849-864. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12684
Hellqvist, C., Dizdar, N., Hagell, P., Berterö, C., & Sund‐Levander, M. (2018). Improving self‐management for persons with Parkinson’s disease through education focusing on management of daily life: Patients’ and relatives’ experience of the Swedish National Parkinson School. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(19-20), 3719-3728. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14522.
Hiefner, A. R. (2021). Dyadic coping and couple resilience after miscarriage. Family Relations, 70(1), 59-76. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12475
Hilliard, M. E., Holmes, C. S., Chen, R., Maher, K., Robinson, E., & Streisand, R. (2013). Disentangling the roles of parental monitoring and family conflict in adolescents’ management of type 1 diabetes. Health Psychology, 32(4), 388–396. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027811.
Horner, S. (2015). An exploration of parent-child dyadic asthma management influences on quality of life. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 38, 85-104. https://doi.org/10.3109/01460862.2015.1017668.
Jhang, J. (2018). Scaffolding in family relationships: A grounded theory of coming out to family. Family Relations, 67(1), 161-175. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12302
Kamibeppu, K., Murayama, S., Ozono, S., Sakamoto, N., Iwai, T., Asami, K., Maeda, N., Inada, H., Kakee, N., Okamura, J., & Horibe, K. (2015). Predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer: importance of monitoring survivors’ experiences of family functioning. Journal of Family Nursing, 21(4), 529-550. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840715606247.
Kavanaugh, K., Savage, T., Kilpatrick, S., Kimura, R., & Hershberger, P. (2005). Life support decisions for extremely premature infants: Report of a pilot study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 20, 347-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2005.03.006.
Klitzman, P. H., Carmody, J. K., Belkin, M. H., & Janicke, D. M. (2018). Behavioral and pharmacological adherence in pediatric sickle cell disease: parent–child agreement and family factors associated with adherence. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 43(1), 31–39. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsx077.
Knafl, K., Leeman, J., Havill, N. L., Crandell, J. L., & Sandelowski, M. (2015). The contribution of parent and family variables to the well-being of youth with arthritis. Journal of Family Nursing, 21(4), 579–616. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840715601475.
Knafl, K., Knafl, G., Gallo, A., & Angst, D. (2007). Parents’ perceptions of functioning in families having a child with a genetic condition. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 16, 481-492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-006-9084-x.
Knafl, K., Deatrick, J, Knafl, G., Gallo, A. Grey, M., Dixon, J. (2013). Patterns of family management of childhood chronic conditions and their relationship to child and family functioning. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 28, 523-535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2013.03.006.
Landers, S. E., Friedrich, E. A., Jawad, A. F., & Miller, V. A. (2016). Examining the interaction of parental involvement and parenting style in predicting adherence in youth with type 1 diabetes. Families, Systems, & Health, 34(1), 41–50. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000183.
Lansing, A. H., Crochiere, R., Cueto, C., Wiebe, D. J., & Berg, C. A. (2017). Mother, father, and adolescent self-control and adherence in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. Journal of Family Psychology, 31(4), 495–503. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000292.
Larsen, H. B., Heilmann, C., Johansen, C., & Adamsen, L. (2011). An analysis of parental roles during haematopoietic stem cell transplantation of their offspring: A qualitative and participant observational study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67, 1458–1467. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05587.x.
Lennon, J. M., Murray, C. B., Bechtel, C. F., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2015). Resilience and disruption in observed family interactions in youth with and without spina bifida: An eight-year, five-wave longitudinal study. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 40(9), 943–955. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsv033.
Lewis, S., Kagan, C., & Heaton, P. (2000). Dual earner parents with disabled children. Journal of Family Issues, 21, 10-31-1060. https://doi.org/10.1177/019251300021008005.
Lyons, K. S., Zarit, S. H., Sayer, A. G., & Whitlatch, C. J. (2002). Caregiving as a dyadic process: Perspectives from caregiver and receiver. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 57(3), P195-P204. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/57.3.P195.
Mandara, J., & Murray, C. B. (2002). Development of an empirical typology of African American family functioning. Journal of Family Psychology, 16(3), 318–337. https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.16.3.318.
Marsack‐Topolewski, C. N., Perry, T. E., & Chan, K. T. (2021). “I’m Glad She Chose Me as Her Parent”: Rewards of caregiving for adults with autism. Family Relations, 70(5), 1465-1476. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12515
Martin, S. C. (2016). Relational issues within couples coping with Parkinson’s disease: Implications and ideas for family-focused care. Journal of Family Nursing, 22(2), 224-251. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840716640605
McKinley, C. E., & Lilly, J. (2022). “It’s in the family circle”: Communication promoting Indigenous family resilience. Family Relations, 71(1), 108-129. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.l2600
Meeker, M. A. (2004). Family surrogate decision making at the end of life: Seeing them through with care and respect.Qualitative Health Research, 14(2), 204-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732303260501.
Mendes, T. P., Crespo, C. A., & Austin, J. K. (2017). Family cohesion, stigma, and quality of life in dyads of children with epilepsy and their parents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42(6). https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsw105.
Mills-Koonce, W. R., Propper, C. B., Gariepy, J. L., Blair, C., Garrett-Peters, P., & Cox, M. J. (2007). Bidirectional genetic and environmental influences on mother and child behavior: The family system as the unit of analyses. Development and Psychopathology, 19, 1073-1087. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579407000545.
Mizock, L., Salmonsen, J., & Smith, S. (2022). Family challenges experienced by women with serious mental illness. Family relations, 71(1), 426-438. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.l2566
Mooney-Doyle, K., & Lindley, L. C. (2020). Family and child characteristics associated with caregiver challenges for medically complex children. Family & Community Health, 43(1), 74-81. https://doi.org/10.1097/FCH.0000000000000245.
Novak, J. R., Anderson, J. R., Johnson, M. D., Walker, A., Wilcox, A., Lewis, V. L., & Robbins, D. C. (2017). Associations between economic pressure and diabetes efficacy in couples with type 2 diabetes. Family Relations, 66(2), 273–286. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12246.
Östlund, U., Bäckström, B., Saveman, B.-I., Lindh, V., & Sundin, K. (2016). A family systems nursing approach for families following a stroke. Journal of Family Nursing, 22(2), 148–171. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840716642790.
Otto, A. K., Laurenceau, J.-P., Siegel, S. D., & Belcher, A. J. (2015). Capitalizing on everyday positive events uniquely predicts daily intimacy and well-being in couples coping with breast cancer. Journal of Family Psychology, 29(1), 69–79. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000042.
Ozono, S., Saeki, T., Inoue, S., Mantani, T., Okamura, H., & Yamawaki, S. (2005). Family functioning and psychological distress among Japanese breast cancer patients and families. Supportive Care in Cancer, 13(12), 1044-1050. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-005-0816-5.
Park, E., Miller, K., & Knafl, K. (2019). Understanding familial response to parental advanced cancer using the family management style framework. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 37, 758-776. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2019.1614132.
Prickett, K. C., & Augustine, J. M. (2016). Maternal education and investments in children’s health. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78(1), 7–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12253.
Pruchno, R., Wilson-Genderson, M., & Cartwright, F. P. (2009). Depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction in the context of chronic disease: A longitudinal dyadic analysis. Journal of Family Psychology, 23(4), 573–584. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0015878.
Psihogios, A. M., Daniel, L. C., Tarazi, R., Smith-Whitley, K., Patterson, C. A., & Barakat, L. P. (2017). Family functioning, medical self-management, and health outcomes among school-aged children with sickle cell disease: A mediation model. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 43(4), 423-433. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsx120.
Queen, T. L., Butner, J., Wiebe, D. J., & Berg, C. A. (2016). A micro-developmental view of parental well-being in families coping with chronic illness. Journal of Family Psychology, 30(7), 843–853. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000201.
Rauscher, E. A., & Dean, M. (2017). “Take your time, then follow your heart:” Previvors’ advice for communicating about family planning after testing positive for a BRCA genetic variant. Families, Systems, & Health, 35(4), 486–497. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000312.
Rehm, R., & Bradley, J. (2005). Normalization in families raising a child who is medically fragile/technology- dependent and developmentally delayed. Qualitative Health Research, 15, 807-820. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732305276754.
Robinson, C., Pesut, B., & Bottorff, J. (2012). Supporting rural family palliative caregivers. Journal of Family Nursing, 18, 467-490. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840712462065.
Russell, L. T., Beckmeyer, J. J., & Su-Russell, C. (2018). Family-centered care and positive developmental outcomes for youth with special health care needs: Variations across family structures. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(1), 29-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840717745520.
Rybak, T. M., Ali, J. S., Berlin, K. S., Klages, K. L., Banks, G. G., & Kamody, R. C. (2016). Patterns of family functioning and diabetes-specific conflict in relation to glycemic control and health-related quality of life among youth with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42(1), 40-51. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsw071.
San Giacomo, N., Toth, J. Hobbie, W., Broden, E., Ver Hoeve, E., Knafl, K., Barakat, L., Ogle, S., & Deatrick, J. (2019). Challenges of family management for caregivers of adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood brain tumors. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 36, 402-412. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454219844229.
Santos, S., Crespo, C., Canavarro, M. C., Alderfer, M. A., & Kazak, A. E. (2016). Family rituals, financial burden, and mothers’ adjustment in pediatric cancer. Journal of Family Psychology, 30(8), 1008–1013. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000246.
Santos, S., Crespo, C., Canavarro, M. C., & Kazak, A. E. (2015). Family rituals and quality of life in children with cancer and their parents: The role of family cohesion and hope. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 40(7), 664–671. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsv013.
Sato, N., Araki, A., Ito, R., & Ishigaki, K. (2015). Exploring the beliefs of Japanese mothers caring for a child with disabilities. Journal of Family Nursing, 21(2), 232–260. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840715586551.
Saunders, B. S., Tilford, J. M., Fussell, J. J., Schulz, E. G., Casey, P. H., & Kuo, D. Z. (2015). Financial and employment impact of intellectual disability on families of children with autism. Families, Systems, & Health, 33(1), 36–45. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000102.
Segaric, C., & Hall, W. (2015). Progressively engaging: Constructing nurse, patient, and family relationship in acute care settings. Journal of Family Nursing, 21, 35-56. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840714564787.
Shamali, M., Konradsen, H., Stas, L., & Østergaard, B. (2019). Dyadic effects of perceived social support on family health and family functioning in patients with heart failure and their nearest relatives: Using the Actor–Partner Interdependence Mediation Model. PLoS One, 14(6), e0217970. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217970.
Shamali, M., Konradsen, H., Svavarsdottir, E. K., Shahriari, M., Ketilsdottir, A., & Østergaard, B. (2021). Factors associated with family functioning in patients with heart failure and their family members: An international cross‐sectional study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(7), 3034-3045. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14810.
Skipper, A. D., Marks, L. D., Moore, T. J., & Dollahite, D. C. (2021). Black marriages matter: Wisdom and advice from happily married Black couples. Family Relations, 70(5), 1369-1383. https://doi.org/10.nn/fare.12565
Silva, N., Carona, C., Crespo, C., & Canavarro, M. C. (2015). Caregiving burden and uplifts: a contradiction or a protective partnership for the quality of life of parents and their children with asthma? Journal of Family Psychology, 29(2), 151–61.
Stubblefield, C., & Murray, R. L. (2000). Making the transition: Pediatric lung transplantation. Journal of Pediatric Healthcare, 14(6), 280-287. https://doi.org/10.1067/mph.2000.109186.
Timmermans, S., & Freidin, B. (2007). Caretaking as articulation work: The effects of taking up responsibility for a child with asthma on labor force participation. Social Science & Medicine, 65, 1351-1363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.027.
Van Riper, M., Knafl, G. J., Roscigno, C., & Knafl, K. A. (2018). Family management of childhood chronic conditions: Does it make a difference if the child has an intellectual disability? American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A, 176(1), 82–91. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.38508.
Weine, S., Muzurovic, N., Kulauzovic, Y., Besic, S., Lezic, A., Mujagic, A., Muzurovic, J., Spahovic, D., Feetham, S., Ware, N., Knafl, K., & Pavkovic, I. (2004). Family consequences of refugee trauma. Family Process, 43, 147-160. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.2004.04302002.x.
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West, C. H., Bell, J. M., Woodgate, R. L., & Moules, N. J. (2015). Waiting to return to normal: An exploration of family systems intervention in childhood cancer. Journal of Family Nursing, 21(2), 261–294. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840715576795.
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