Citation

Fiese BH, Rhodes HG, Beardslee WR. Pediatrics 2013; 132(3): 552-559.

Affiliation

Department of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois;

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American Academy of Pediatrics)

DOI

10.1542/peds.2013-0349

PMID

23918891

Abstract

Pediatricians are in the unique position of being on the front line of care for children and having access to their families. This article presents both a rationale and the evidence base for identifying the family characteristics and processes that affect child health and suggests approaches that pediatricians can implement to improve the care of children, using data from 3 recent reports of the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, as well as other recent family research. Evidence regarding the impact on child health of 3 family factors in particular (family composition and living arrangements, family routines, and parental depression) is highlighted, and implications for pediatric practice are described.

Language: en