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**Background.** Advances in medical technology and nursing care have enabled children who rely on long‐term medical and technical support to reunite with their families and community. The impact of discharging these children into the community involves a number of unprecedented social implications that warrant policy consideration. To begin with, an effort must be made to understand the phenomenon of caring for technology‐dependent children living at home. **Aim.** The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive literature review on caring for technology‐dependent children living at home. **Methods.** The review was conducted via keyword searches using various electronic databases. These included CINAHL, MEDLINE, Social Science Index, Sociological Abstracts, Australian Family and Society Abstracts, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The articles and books found were examined for commonality and difference, significant themes were extracted, and the strength of the research methods and subsequent evidence were critiqued. **Findings.** In this paper, themes relating to home care for technology‐dependent children and their families are elucidated and summarized. These are: c

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Author

Kai-Wei Katherine Wang; Alan Barnard

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0309-2402)

Published

2003

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)