Sandra Patricia Osorio Galeano1, Sandra Catalina Ochoa Marín2, Sonia Semenic3.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The study sought to describe the experiences of parents of premature children regarding discharge from the neonatal unit.
METHODS: This was a qualitative study, in which 10 semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents of premature infants upon discharge from the neonatal unit. Data were analyzed following principles of grounded theory; open and axial coding was performed.
RESULTS: The following categories emerged from the analysis of the information: feelings experienced upon discharge, and experience of the discharge as a process; the latter category clearly identified barriers and facilitators. The results highlight that the parents experience ambivalent feelings; joy is mixed with the fear of caring for a premature child at home.
CONCLUSIONS: For parents, discharge of premature children from the neonatal unit is a complex process during which conflicting feelings are experienced. Nursing must develop strategies to involve parents early in the care of their children during the hospital stay. Copyright© by the Universidad de Antioquia.
OBJECTIVES: The study sought to describe the experiences of parents of premature children regarding discharge from the neonatal unit.
METHODS: This was a qualitative study, in which 10 semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents of premature infants upon discharge from the neonatal unit. Data were analyzed following principles of grounded theory; open and axial coding was performed.
RESULTS: The following categories emerged from the analysis of the information: feelings experienced upon discharge, and experience of the discharge as a process; the latter category clearly identified barriers and facilitators. The results highlight that the parents experience ambivalent feelings; joy is mixed with the fear of caring for a premature child at home.
CONCLUSIONS: For parents, discharge of premature children from the neonatal unit is a complex process during which conflicting feelings are experienced. Nursing must develop strategies to involve parents early in the care of their children during the hospital stay. Copyright© by the Universidad de Antioquia.
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Keywords:
infant, premature; intensive care; neonatal; neonatal nursing; parents; patient discharge
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Year: 2017
PMID： 29767929 DOI： 10.17533/udea.iee.v35n1a12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Invest Educ Enferm ISSN： 0120-5307