BACKGROUND: For parents, having a child admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a very stressful experience filled with anxiety. Parents are often scared and traumatised. This stress can lead to PTSD. AIM: The aim was to describe parents' experiences and the effect on the family two years after their child was admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Ten parents were interviewed according to a semi-structured interview guide. An inductive approach was applied for the study and qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the data. FINDINGS: The parents carried vivid memories and they were still strongly affected by the experience of having their child admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit. They could clearly recall the environment, feelings that affected them and how they felt powerless. The relationship between the parents had been strengthened. CONCLUSION: Parents, siblings and the ill child could all show symptoms of anxiety, stress and sleeping disorders. The parents valued life differently.
BACKGROUND: For parents, having a child admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a very stressful experience filled with anxiety. Parents are often scared and traumatised. This stress can lead to PTSD. AIM: The aim was to describe parents' experiences and the effect on the family two years after their child was admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Ten parents were interviewed according to a semi-structured interview guide. An inductive approach was applied for the study and qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the data. FINDINGS: The parents carried vivid memories and they were still strongly affected by the experience of having their child admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit. They could clearly recall the environment, feelings that affected them and how they felt powerless. The relationship between the parents had been strengthened. CONCLUSION: Parents, siblings and the ill child could all show symptoms of anxiety, stress and sleeping disorders. The parents valued life differently.
Authors: Ólöf Kristjánsdóttir; Annica Sjöström-Strand; Gudrún Kristjánsdóttir Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-11-28 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Ivana Debelić; Anamaria Mikolčić; Jovana Tihomirović; Iva Barić; Đurđica Lendić; Željka Nikšić; Barbara Šencaj; Robert Lovrić Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-09-12 Impact factor: 4.614