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Family leave policies, job share, and child care at U.S. schools and colleges of pharmacy.

A 10-question survey was mailed to the deans of 74 schools and colleges of pharmacy to characterize family leave policies, child care, and job share opportunities. Data were tabulated as percentage response received, and analyzed by geographic region and by public compared with private institutions. Sixty-four surveys were completed (response rate 86%). Forty-eight (75%) schools reported having a formal written family leave policy: 47 offered maternity leave, 31 parental leave, 27 caregiver leave, 24 paternal leave, and 24 adoptive or foster parent leave. The duration and compensation for family leave varied among schools. A statistical difference was found between the Northeast (100%) and South (55%) in having such a policy. On-site child care was available at 26 (41%) schools, including both infant and child care in 12 and additional sick child care in 2. Three (5%) schools reported faculty job share positions.

Child Care↗
PubMed1991

Family medical leave. An employee benefit for working caregivers of elderly family members.

Future trends include a decrease in the number of adult children, an increase in the number of individuals over age 65, single parent families, working women, and individuals with no health care insurance. As more women with multiple roles and responsibilities enter and continue as part of the work force, employers recognize the need for support of family issues. Currently many employers lack initiative to make these needed changes. The occupational health nurses' role in relation to future policy for working caregivers includes assessment of how employment and caregiving impact work performance, job satisfaction, and health; and participation in defining public policy issues.

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PubMed1982

Problems in psychotherapy with women who leave their families.

This paper discusses difficulties in therapy with a woman who wished to leave her family. Problems were directly related to the act of separation and functioned as resistances to the exploration of intrapsychic conflicts. Therapist reactions are compared to responses in audiences of Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House."

Adult↗
PubMed1995

Sick leave: taking time off for family.

Sick leave, traditionally, has been for employees alone--a dissatisfying arrangement when the sick person is a family member, not the professional. But one hospital rewrote its rule, extending sick leave to include time off if a spouse or dependent child is ill. The staff likes the hospital's acknowledgment that professionals have important family obligations. Administrators like the high rate at which it's retaining valued personnel.

Budgets↗
PubMed1992

Maternity leave for practicing family physicians.

BACKGROUND: Approximately 37% of all medical students and 36% of family medicine residents in training in the United States are women. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has developed a recommended parental leave policy for residents in training but has not established a similar policy for physicians in practice. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of maternity leave policies for practicing family physicians. METHODS: A 14-item self-administered survey questionnaire was designed and mailed to 940 AAFP members randomly selected from the total active female membership. RESULTS: A 52% response rate was obtained. The mean age of respondents was 35 years. Only one third of the physicians not in solo practice reported having a stated maternity leave policy in their current place of practice. Academic programs, when compared with single specialty family practice groups, multispecialty groups and health maintenance organization (HMO) or preferred provider organization (PPO) groups, were more likely to have maternity leave policies and to provide salary on leave. Practice groups with eight or more partners were more likely to have policies that provided salary and benefits while on leave. Ninety percent of respondents requested maternity leave guidelines for practicing family physicians. CONCLUSIONS: Women family physicians expressed strong interest in the development of maternity leave guidelines for their specialty. Guideline components are outlined.

Adult↗
PubMed1995

Support of families who had a loved one suffer a sudden injury, illness, or death.

The sudden injury, illness, or death of a loved one leaves family members unprepared to deal with the stress of the situation. Hospital staff members should have the special knowledge and skills needed to support both the patient and his/her family. This article provides useful information for ensuring that the support process is healthy for all those involved.

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Psychological impact of bone marrow transplantation: current perspectives.

Despite advances in bone marrow transplant technology, major psychological stresses remain. Donor selection has become psychologically more complex with the option of seeking an unrelated donor. Family dislocation continues to be necessary for many families despite the proliferation of transplant centers. The range of choices between treatment options, level of room sterility, and the like can leave families open to guilt about their choices. Unpredictability of the transplant course, difficulty for patients in assessing the seriousness of symptoms, and the need to rely on a changing roster of teaching hospital physicians contribute to patient anxiety. Contrary to patient expectations, post-discharge recovery is often longer and more complicated, physically and psychologically, than expected. Follow-up studies on BMT patients show that a majority have a return to a satisfactory level of activity, although some physical symptoms may remain. Behavioral symptoms did increase, with estimates ranging from 15-35 percent of the survivors showing symptoms a year or more post-transplant. Staff impact is briefly addressed. The need for more research on psychosocial follow-up is stressed.

Bone Marrow Transplantation↗
PubMed1991

Cornerstone care for families of children with life-threatening illness.

Forty-five families of children with life-threatening illnesses for up to 10 years were interviewed. The children required many medical disciplines, as well as social, educational and material provisions, and parents described the complex and often distressing job of obtaining that help. They were asked whether they regarded anyone as their co-ordinating cornerstone carer and which qualities of care they most valued. Over three-quarters identified one or more professionals as their cornerstone carer, the most common being paediatricians, domiciliary paediatric nurses and social workers. Nearly a quarter of the families reported not having a cornerstone carer. The ingredients of care especially valued by the parents are described. Families may be better helped and services more rationally used where a cornerstone carer gives support and helps to co-ordinate care in a way that leaves families still feeling in control of their own lives. The issue is raised as to whether patient need or cost/service limitation will be the primary determinant of the way this care is delivered in Britain.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1982

Father participation in child care: a critical review.

Nurses have provided much of the impetus for including fathers in perinatal activities during the last decade. Little is known, however, about what happens to father participation in child care after the family leaves the hospital. The major difficulty in interpreting father participation research is that no two studies use the same definition or measure of father participation. Findings are therefore, difficult to integrate into a meaningful conceptual framework which could guide practice. The purpose of this paper is to review past studies of father participation, extract the definitions of father participation implied by the measures used, discuss the methodological problems of measuring father participation, and develop guidelines for future measures that might advance this body of research.

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