Frey M A
Nurs Sci Q. 1989 Fall;2(3):138-48. doi: 10.1177/089431848900200309.
This article describes the development and initial empirical testing of a theoretical formulation of social support, family, health, and child health derived from Imogene King's conceptual framework for nursing. A correlational design was used to test the formulation with 103 families who have children with diabetes mellitus. Three hypotheses were supported: parents' social support had a direct and positive effect on family health, parents' social support and child's social support were positively related, and illness factors had a direct and negative effect on child health. Both the supported and unsupported hypotheses are discussed in terms of the present substantive knowledge base and evidence of validity for King's framework. Direction for further theory development and research are identified.
本文描述了一种源自伊莫金·金护理概念框架的社会支持、家庭、健康及儿童健康理论构想的发展与初步实证检验。采用相关设计，对103个有糖尿病患儿的家庭进行了该构想的检验。三个假设得到了支持：父母的社会支持对家庭健康有直接的正向影响；父母的社会支持与孩子的社会支持呈正相关；疾病因素对儿童健康有直接的负向影响。文中根据当前的实质性知识库以及金框架的有效性证据，对得到支持和未得到支持的假设都进行了讨论。确定了进一步理论发展和研究的方向。
