Journal of Japanese Society of Child Health Nursing
Online ISSN : 2423-8457
Print ISSN : 1344-9923
ISSN-L : 1344-9923
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Experiences of mothers with a child disabled due to a sudden illness
Tomomi SugimotoMiho Narama
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2018 Volume 27 Pages 65-72

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 The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of mother’s with a child disable due to a sudden illness by focusing on the parent-child interaction and to consider nursing aid. A semi-structured interviews were conducted with 9 mothers. Analysis of the interview date revealed the following themes : “unexpected changes in everyday life with my child” “returning to an unchanged home but noticing new changes in my child and myself” “controlling my feelings and behaviors” “sensing my feelings and thoughts as a mother when spending time with my child” “having a good time for both my child and for me” “for the first time learning the thought of the child disabled due to sudden illness” “considering my child’s mind” These themes contained a total of 10 categories. Nurses should support to parents pile-up the daily life after the disabled due to a sudden illness. Furthermore, nurses should continue to follow-up on the life and status of the child “considering my child’s mind”.

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