2019 Volume 22 Issue 3 Pages 26-33
Purpose: The present study aimed to clarify how foster parents approach their families about becoming foster parents, and their reactions, to improve our understanding of foster families and obtain suggestions for nursing.
Method: A semi-structured interview was conducted with individuals who have been foster parents for more than 1 year. The data obtained were transcribed verbatim in each case, and codified data were categorized and classified.
Results: The foster parents’ approach was [sharing facts to become a foster family]. The family’s responses were [to positively accept becoming a foster family] or [to accept being a foster family with anxiety].
Conclusion: Foster families became families based on their determination to support foster children. To support foster families, it is effective to create a maternal and child health service system that can be easily utilized by foster families. Public health nurses are also actively involved in foster parent support.
