Qualitative study on burden of caregiver of children with asthma

VernacularTitle:哮喘患儿家属照顾负担的质性研究
Author: Guozhen GAO ; Miaolan GUO ; Jinlan GUO ; Litao WEN ; Jinying LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Child; Asthma; Caregiver burden; Qualitative study
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(13):984-987
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To describe the burden of caregivers of children with asthma,and to provide reference for the development of family care support program.Methods Qualitative research was used to carry out semi-structured interviews with 13 caregivers of children with asthma in the pediatric outpatient of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University.The data collected were analyzed with Colaizzi 7-step analysis method.Results The carcgiver burden was classified into 4 themes,including time and energy exhaustion,heavy economic burden,insufficient knowledge of care and negative emotions.Conclusions The burden of caregivers of children with asthma has a relatively great impact on the daily work and life,even the physical and mental health.Care workers should be concerned about the status of caregiver burden and provide targeted interventions,which could help caregiver adapt to their roles,maintain and promote the health of children patients and their families.