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Objective:To explore the real maternal and infant care experience and needs of spouses of puerperal women, so as to provide a basis for improving maternal and infant care capacity and participation of spouses and promoting maternal and infant health.Methods:Guided by dyadic coping theory, the semi-structured interviews were conducted among 18 spouses of puerperal women who gave birth at the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from July to September 2022 using the phenomenological research method, and the recording data were analyzed by Colaizzi phenomenon analytical method.Results:Three themes were extracted, including positive experience of maternal and infant care of spouses of puerperal women (positive psychological emotions, adjustment of perceptions and behaviors, understanding of social support), negative experience of maternal and infant care of spouses of puerperal women (negative psychological emotions, poor care competence, imbalance during life and work), diversified needs for maternal and infant care of spouses of puerperal women (the need for multidimensional knowledge and skills, the suggestion of building continuous health education platform, the expectation of support from family).Conclusions:Medical staff should provide the spouses of puerperal women with diversified maternal and infant care and professional continuing nursing according to their experience and needs. Meanwhile, the family support system should be improved to enhance their sense of competence and participation in maternal and infant care and promote maternal and infant health.
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Objective:To use the interpretative phenomenological analysis method of qualitative research to deeply explore the parental care experience in the process of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children with hematological diseases.Methods:Through the semi-structured in-depth interview method, we interviewed 10 pairs (20 persons) parents of children receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Shanghai Children′s Medical Center from October 2019 to August 2020; And the contents of the interview were recorded and transcribed. The transcription data is analyzed according to the interpretive phenomenological analysis method.Results:The parents′ care experience in the process of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children with hematological diseases can be summarized into three themes: the emotional changes in the process of transplantation, the dilemma experienced in the process of care, and the personal growth experienced in the process of caring for the child.Conclusion:Understanding the parents′ care experience during the children′s transplantation process can help us to present the family caregivers′ living status, psychological pressure, and coping strategies and resources, and provide guidance for family-focused supportive interventions.
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Objective To investigate the caring experiences of family caregivers of patients with enterostomy in different stages based on"Timing It Righ"framework. Method Phenomenological research method was used to conduct an unstructured interview with 40 caregivers of patients in different stages (perioperative period, discharge preparation period, adjustment period and adaptation period).The acquired data were analyzed by Colaizzi phenomenological research method. Result According to the"Timing It right"framework, five themes about nursing experience of caregivers of patients with enterostoma at different stages were extracted: 1) uncertainty of disease and post-traumatic stress disorder at the perioperative period; 2) Re-challenges after subjective initiative adjustment during the discharge preparation period; 3) practice and re-cognition during the adjustment period; 4) post-traumatic growth during the adaptation period.Conclusions The caregiver's experience of an enterostomal patient presents a dynamic process. There are different experiences and needs for inner-heart care in different stages.Family caregivers were with strong information and emotion need at the perioperative period;they were with strong helpless feeling during the dischsrge preparation;they were with information and stoma instrument need in adjustment period;they were with care ability need during adaption period. Nursing staff should provide relevant mental support and professional guidance up to the different stages so as to improve mental health of caregivers of stoma patients and enhance their knowledge and skills on care-giving.
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Objective To know about care experience and medical care demands of caregivers of retinopathy of prematurity children in order to provide reference for clinic. Methods A total of 11 caregivers were interviewed by qualitative research methodology. Data and subjects were refined by Colaizzi methodology. Results Totally 3 subjects about care experience were extracted, which were high psychological pressure, heavy caregiver burden, desire for medical and nursing support. Conclusions Medical care personnel should improve treatment system of retinopathy of prematurity and provide information and psychological support in order to improve quality of life of children.
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Objective To describe the lived experience of mothers of children with hydrocephalus. Methods A semi-structured interview was conducted with 14 mothers of children with hydrocephalus. Data were analyzed based on Colaizzi phenomenotogical research method. Results Through the analysis, sorting and refining the theme, the mother's care experience could be divided into three themes: psychological emotional, stress response, social support requirements. Conclusions Nursing staff should have a thorough understanding of the experience to provide medical care and emotional support, improve the ability of the parents care,which could help caregiver adapt to their roles, maintain and promote the health of children patients and their families .
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<p>Background: Few medical education programs provide hands-on classes using electronic medical charts for a large number of students.<br>Methods: To simulate a medical interview, third- and sixth-year medical students viewed electronic medical chart samples on a screen, created by FileMaker, and discussed patient management. Following this, they underwent a questionnaire survey.<br>Results: A total of 63.1 and 76.3% of the third- and sixth-year students responded to the questionnaire, and 87.1 and 78.9% of the responders became interested in the class, respectively, because it focused on hands-on, practical training. A total of 5.6% of third-year students stated that the class was difficult to master but they hoped to continue learning.<br>Discussion: The adoption of a hands-on class using electronic medical charts interested even junior medical students.</p>
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<b>Purpose:</b> To identify the nature of personal growth of family primary caregivers after bereavement and to explore the association between such growth and the experience of caring for a terminally ill cancer patient at home. <b>Methods:</b> A self-administered questionnaire survey was mailed to 112 bereaved family primary caregivers who, with assistance from a palliative care service, had cared for a terminally ill cancer patient at home. The main outcomes were measured using the After Bereavement Growth Inventory, previously developed. <b>Results:</b> Responses from 73 questionnaires were analyzed (effective response rate, 66%). The post-bereavement growth score was significantly higher among the study group than among the general population who had experienced bereavement due to illness-related death. Multiple regression analysis revealed that post-bereavement growth was more likely to occur among those family members who, "at the time they chose to provide home palliative care, intended to care for a patient at home until the time of death" and when "the patient desired home palliative care", those who "felt a deepening of their bond with the patient", and those who "felt the death was peaceful". <b>Conclusion:</b> Our findings suggest that for primary family caregiver's to experience personal growth after bereavement, medical professionals should support patients' preference of place at the end of life and caregivers' preparation for the expected home death, respect the family's bond with the patient, and through appropriate symptom management in home palliative care to maintain the patient's sense of peacefulness until the end of life.
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Objetivo: El propósito de esta investigación es describir la experiencia de ser cuidador de una persona en situación de enfermedad crónica después de recibir una capacitación. Metodología: El tipo de diseño fue cualitativo, tipo teoría fundamentada, a fin de enriquecer y fortalecer el cuidado de enfermería a partir de la comprensión de la realidad de la persona. La saturación teórica de la información se llevó a cabo después de realizar entrevistas a profundad a 11 informantes. Resultados y Discusión: Durante el proceso de análisis de la información se tuvo en cuenta varias etapas, como la identificación de códigos, la conceptualización de las categorías derivadas de los mismos, la identificación de la variable central, para finalmente realizar la validaron de los resultados obtenidos entre los participantes y el asesor externo. Conclusiones: El desarrollo de estos pasos permitió identificar que la experiencia de cuidado se vive en tres fases que se relacionan entre sí y hacen referencia al proceso desarrollado por el cuidador durante su participación en el programa; este proceso se inicia con una exploración y contacto, continúa con una situación de comprensión y progreso, para finalmente experimentar cambios y nuevos retos que emprender.
Objective: The purpose of this research is to describe the experience of being a caregiver of a person in a situation of chronic disease after receiving training. Methodology: The type of design was qualitative grounded theory type, in order to enrich and strengthen the nursing care from understanding the reality of the person. Theoretical saturation of information was carried out after performing depth interviews with 11 informants. Result and Discussion: During the process of data analysis took into account several stages as the identification code, the conceptualization of categories derived from them, the identification of the central variable to finally make the results validated between participants and the external consultant. Conclusion: The development of these steps allowed us to identify the care experience is lived in three phases which are interrelated and refer to the process developed by the caregiver while participating in the program, this process begins with an exploration and contact, a situation of understanding and progress to finally undergo change and new challenges to undertake.
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The purpose of this study was to describe the spiritual care experiences of student nurses after they have received 2 credits in a spiritual nursing care course at a university in Seoul, Korea. The major finding are as follow: 1. The problems that students reported for their patients were: loss of self-confidence, anxiety about outward appearance, anxiety about his(her) health and illness, maladaptability, guilt, problems with dating, uncertainty about his(her) future. 2. The methods which students used to help solve the patients' problems were: prayer with patients, use of Scripture, conversation, advice, frequent meetings, listening, frequent phone call, writing letters, exploring problem solving methods together, and introduction of similar patients. 3. After the students had experienced spiritual nursing care they felt: satisfaction, lack of knowledge of spiritual care, understood that spiritual nursing care courses at the university are important for education and experience, and understood the need for experience to increase sensitivity to the spiritual needs of their patients. CONCLUSION: Maintaining spiritual wellness is a important as maintaining physical fitness and essential for optimal well being. Therefore educating student nurses in developing and maintaining spiritual wellness is essential in order for them to help their patients achieve holism.