Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses
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Multicenter Study
Acculturation and stress in Chinese-American parents of infants cared for in the intensive care unit.
To describe the stressful experiences of Chinese-American parents who have an infant in the intensive care unit (ICU), and to assess the influence of acculturation, parents' characteristics, and social supports on parental stress. ⋯ Findings from this study suggest implications for the education of both families and the ICU staffs.