A qualitative research on the real emotional experience and needs of parents of dying newborns
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20220127-00476
- VernacularTitle:临终新生儿父母真实情感体验和需求的质性研究
- Author:
Na ZHANG
1
;
Rong ZHANG
;
Yuqiong XIANG
;
Tingwei LUO
;
Yuee XIONG
;
Muhua CHEN
;
Dan LUO
;
Lihui ZHU
Author Information
1. 湖南中医药大学护理学院，长沙 410208
- Keywords:
Infant, newborn;
Parents;
Palliative care;
Emotions;
Needs;
Qualitative research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2022;28(20):2708-2713
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To deeply understand the real emotional experience and needs of the parents of dying newborns, so as to provide a reference for future neonatal palliative care.Methods:From February to October 2021, purposeful sampling was used to select 15 parents of dying newborns in the Department of Neonatology of Hunan Children's Hospital as the research object. A qualitative research design was conducted, and the semi-structured interview method was used to conduct in-depth interviews with the research subjects, and NVivo 10.0 software was used for data analysis.Results:A total of 3 themes were extracted, namely, the ambivalence when giving up treatment, negative life effects after giving up, needs and expectations.Conclusions:Parents of dying newborns generally have ambivalence when they give up treatment. After giving up, they will show emotions such as sadness and helplessness, self-blame and regret, and depression. Understanding the real emotions and inner needs of the parents of dying newborns helps medical and nursing staff to pay attention to parents' negative psychology and understand their needs, and provide parents with targeted psychological support and other care, so as to help the parents of dying newborns and their families through a special period.
