Disease management experiences of family caregivers of asthmatic children: a qualitative research
- VernacularTitle:哮喘儿童照顾者家庭疾病管理体验的质性研究
- Author:
Xiqian GU
1
;
Hongmei DUAN
;
Xiaoni HOU
;
Li XIANG
Author Information
1. 100029,北京中医药大学护理学院
- Keywords:
Asthma;
Children;
Caregivers;
Family disease management;
Qualitative research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2014;20(16):1921-1925
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To find out and understand the feeling of caregivers who had children with asthma in order to provide proper family-care contents and develop individual nursing care by medical professionals.Methods Totals of fifteen parents of children with asthma were interviewed with open-ended questions.The data collected from the interviews were analyzed with Colaizzi.Results These parents had complex feeling after the asthma diagnosis and desired for social,medical,family support.Disease management difficulties and its negative impact were found in the study.Conclusions These caregivers undergo the psychological and physiological burden and suffered many difficulties and negative effects in asthma management.Health professionals should provide individual nursing care and establish better support system to help them cope with stress.
