A parental perspective on living with a chronically ill child: a qualitative study.

This study explored parents' experience of living with a child with Juvenile Chronic Arthritis (JCA). Taped, open interviews with 22 parents (6 fathers) were transcribed and analyzed using the constant comparative method for grounded theory. A core category, labeled 'parental vigilance,' and two rel...

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Publicado en:Families, Systems & Health: The Journal of Collaborative Family HealthCare Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 193 - 205
Autores principales: Sallfors C, Hallberg LR
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Psychological Association Summer2003
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          Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Psychosocial Factors
          Coping
          Parents Psychosocial Factors
          Adaptation, Psychological
          Adolescence
          Audiorecording
          Child
          Constant Comparative Method
          Female
          Grounded Theory
          Interviews
          Male
          Parental Role
          Professional-Family Relations
          Qualitative Studies
          Human
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Child: 6-12 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: This study explored parents' experience of living with a child with Juvenile Chronic Arthritis (JCA). Taped, open interviews with 22 parents (6 fathers) were transcribed and analyzed using the constant comparative method for grounded theory. A core category, labeled 'parental vigilance,' and two related categories labeled 'emotional challenges' and 'continual adjustment' were identified, describing the parents' management of illness-related demands, the child's vulnerability, and others' misunderstandings. Seeking information, using day-to-day strategies, seeking social support, and communicating with others are the most efficient strategies adopted by the parents. The findings indicate complementary parental roles labeled 'the managing mother' and 'the waiting father.' The study contributes to a deeper understanding o f experienced parental stress in daily living with a chronically ill child, and reflects traditional gender-based parenting roles, complementary and necessary for the family. The findings have implications for professionals who provide care to children with JCA.
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