Parents' Conceptions of Participating in a Home Care Programme from NICU: A Qualitative Analysis

Jönsson, Lennart; Fridlund, Bengt

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“…On the other hand, the fathers emphasised that after coming home they could feel like a real family again. This is congruent to a study (31) where the parents of preterm born did not feel like a family at the hospital, although after discharge they gradually felt more and more like a family. The effectiveness of nursing interventions to promote parenting in the NICU is indicated by the strength of the parent–infant relationship at the time of discharge from the hospital (32).…”

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Adjusting to being a father to an infant born prematurely: experiences from Swedish fathers

Lindberg

Axelsson

Öhrling

2008

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

132

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The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of being a father to a prematurely born infant. Eight fathers of prematurely born children were interviewed using a narrative approach, and a thematic content analysis was used to analyse the interviews. The fathers described that the preterm birth gave them the chance to get to know their infant as they had to spend time at the intensive care unit. They also felt better educated by professionals who helped them take care of their infant. Their feelings and attachment for their infant increased over time and the fathers felt that they had a stronger bond with their child compared with friends who had babies born at term. As time passed, they became more confident as a father. In spite of the strain, the experience made them change as a person and they expressed having different values. The relationship with their partner was strengthened as they handled this situation together as a couple. However, the fathers felt fortunate despite everything and described having managed a prematurely born infant rather well. Although there are similarities between being a father to a child born at term and to one born preterm, it is significant to gain further knowledge about the specific experiences of fathers of prematurely born infants. The results of this study have implications for nurses working with families who have children born prematurely.

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Adjusting to being a father to an infant born prematurely: experiences from Swedish fathers

Lindberg

Axelsson

Öhrling

2008

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

132

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“…Analysis in phenomenography does not describe one fixed procedure but is accomplished in a sequence of steps (Brammer, 2006;Dahlgren and Fallsberg, 1991;Ho¨rberg, Brunt, and Axelsson, 2004;Jo¨nsson and Fridlund, 2003;Ro¨ing, Hirsch, and Holmstro¨m, 2006;Samarasinghe and Arvidsson, 2002;Schro¨der, Ahlstro¨m, and Larsson, 2006;Wille´n and Scherman, 2002). In the analysis, the focus was on what the students themselves considered important for their learning, and how they, in retrospect, thought they had learned.…”

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Learning physiotherapy in clinical practice: Student interaction in a professional context

Skøien¹,

Vågstøl²,

Raaheim

2009

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

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A situated perspective on learning implies looking at learning as a process of social interaction. Learning is linked to participation and engagement in situations and activities that make up the community of practice. The aim of this study was to explore how important students perceive interaction in the community of practice to be for their learning. We chose a qualitative approach using semistructured interviews. The informants were five interns and five third-year students. The interviews were analysed by using a phenomenographic framework. Four descriptive categories were identified: 1) feeling welcome and included; 2) having enough time and space; 3) the importance of a fellow student; and 4) the patient as my teacher. In environments in which students feel welcome and included, they are allowed to test their ability to gain and develop experience, and they become active participants of a community. As active participants, students have access to a variety of learning situations. If learning is understood as a dynamic process during which all participants develop, there will be mutual interaction between students and the professional community. When learning becomes integrated into practice and has consequences for development of the community, responsibility for the learning of others becomes important.

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“…Detta kan jämföras med den process fäder till för tidigt födda barn beskrev; en känsla av avstånd som senare blev en känsla av närhet 21 . Tidigare studier har visat att hemsjukvård kan vara betungande för enstaka föräldrar 2,10 medan huvuddelen av föräldrar varit nöjda och sett fördelar med hemsjukvård, både för egen del och för sitt barn 8,10 .…”

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“…Föräldrarna menade att först när de kom hem tillsammans med barnet kände de att de blev en familj. Detta har även andra studier visat [8][9][10]21 . Föräldrarna menade att de kände de sig utsatta när barnet vårdades på sjukhuset och de upplevde att personalen var mer kompetent i vården av deras barn än de själva var.…”

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A Neonatal Home Care Program — an evaluation for the years 2002–2005

Hammarstrand¹,

Jönsson²,

Hallström³

2008

Nordic Journal of Nursing Research

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Bakgrund Eva Hammarstrand, leg.sjuksköterska -Lisbeth Jönsson, leg.barnsjuksköterska, universitetsadjunkt -Inger Hallström, leg. barnsjuksköterska, docent ABSTRACT Background: Preterm birth involves often long hospitalisation for the infant and its parents. Neonatal home care is an alternative to traditional care. Aim: To evaluate a neonatal home care program over a four year perspective at Lund University hospital in Sweden. Method: The evaluation consisted of descriptive statistics, a cost comparison with traditional hospital care and a description of parental experiences. Findings: Three hundred and ninety infants, who were physiologically stable, but in need of further special care, participated in the neonatal home care program during the years 2002-2005. On an average, each infant spent 17 days in the programme and received a mean of 4.6 home visits. When estimating the costs for traditional hospital care, neonatal home care was found to be less expensive. Interviews with ten parents revealed that at hospital parents felt vulnerable and incompetent in caring for their child. At home they felt comfortable and became gradually more confident. Conclusion: Neonatal home care with support of staff from the neonatal unit is feasible, less expensive, activates the family's own resources and normalises the family life.

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Parents' Conceptions of Participating in a Home Care Programme from NICU: A Qualitative Analysis

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

Adjusting to being a father to an infant born prematurely: experiences from Swedish fathers

Adjusting to being a father to an infant born prematurely: experiences from Swedish fathers

Learning physiotherapy in clinical practice: Student interaction in a professional context

A Neonatal Home Care Program — an evaluation for the years 2002–2005

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