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Cara Gallegos

2 papers in the library · publishing 2024-2025

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Mindfulness Apps to Improve Depression Severity and Family Management in Parents of Children With Medical Complexity: A Pilot Study.

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing November 30, 2025 Cara Gallegos, V. Toly, Matthew Bailey

PURPOSE Parents of children with medical complexity (CMC) frequently experience challenges with family management and depression. The purpose of the study was to provide preliminary feasibility, usage, acceptability, and efficacy data following a trial of mindfulness app use in parents of a CMC. DESIGN AND METHODS In this single-arm intervention pilot study, parents were asked to use a...

Feasibility of a mindfulness app in parents of a child with medical complexity: A pilot study.

Applied nursing research : ANR April 1, 2024 Cara Gallegos, Ryoko Kausler, Natalie Cacchillo

The prevalence of pediatric chronic conditions is increasing rapidly. Parents of a child with medical complexity (CMC) experience stress, depression which may also impact family functioning. Research has shown that mindfulness applications (apps) have significantly improved stress and depression in other populations, but have not been studied in this population. The purpose of this pilot study...