Qualitative study on the facilitating and obstacle factors of the pediatric medical fear intervention by pediatric nurses
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2025.05.010
- VernacularTitle:儿科护士实施儿童医疗恐惧干预的促进与障碍因素质性研究
- Author:
Qianhe CHEN
1
;
Jun CHEN
;
Kaiyao JIANG
;
Xiaonan WU
;
Wanting HONG
;
Chunmei ZHANG
Author Information
1. 325000 温州市 温州医科大学附属第二医院儿童血液科
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Theory of Planned Behavior;
Nurses;
Behavioral Intention;
Medical Fear;
Qualitative Research;
Pediatric Nursing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2025;60(5):575-580
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the facilitating and obstacle factors for pediatric nurses in implementing interventions for children's medical fears and to provide a foundation for exploring intervention strategies for pediatric nurses to effectively tackle children's medical fears.Methods By purposive sampling,face-to-face interviews were conducted with 20 pediatric nurses in a tertiary-level A children's hospital in Wenzhou City from December 2023 to February 2024.Traditional content analysis was used for data analysis.Results Facilitators and obstacle factors to the implementation of medical fear interventions by pediatric nurses were extracted.The 4 sub-themes of the facilitator theme include awareness of the importance of medical fear intervention,the drive of individual empathy,positive peer support,and the construction of a suitable hospital environment.The 3 sub-themes of the obstacle theme include the lack of individualized intervention skills for medical fear,heavy workload,interference from negative emotional behavior of family members.Conclusion There are many factors influencing paediatric nurses to implement medical fear interventions for children.It is recommended that clinical nursing administrators should strengthen the systematic training of pediatric nurses'knowledge about medical fear interventions for children,unite with multidisciplinary experts,and recruit medical social workers or volunteers to collaborate with nurses and children's families to cope with children's medical fears together and to promote physical and mental health of hospitalized children.
