Mothers of ill children experienced uncertainty before asthma was diagnosed in their children
Year: 1998
Type: article
Abstract: Horner SD. Uncertainty in mothers' care for their ill children. J Adv Nurs1997 Oct; 26 : 658 –63. [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] Question What are the experiences of mothers of ill children before asthma is diagnosed in their children? Grounded theory. {Georgia}*, USA. 12 English speaking mothers of European (n=9) and African descent (n=3) who had 15 children with asthma (age range 6–18 y) and 8 healthy children (age range 3–9 y). There were 3 single parent families, 1 extended family, and 8 nuclear families. 3 families had 1 child each, 7 families had 2 children each, and 2 families had 3 children each. The children with asthma began experiencing symptoms during the first year of life. 3 60–90 minute interviews were conducted in the families' homes. An item, tell me how all of this began for you , was added to the questionnaire before the second round of interviews and yielded rich data. The interviews were audiotaped and transcribed within 1 week. Transcribed interviews … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DJournal%2Bof%2Badvanced%2Bnursing%26rft.stitle%253DJ%2BAdv%2BNurs%26rft.aulast%253DHorner%26rft.auinit1%253DS.%2BD.%26rft.volume%253D26%26rft.issue%253D4%26rft.spage%253D658%26rft.epage%253D663%26rft.atitle%253DUncertainty%2Bin%2Bmothers%2527%2Bcare%2Bfor%2Btheir%2Bill%2Bchildren.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1046%252Fj.1365-2648.1997.00232.x%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F9354975%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.00232.x&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=9354975&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febnurs%2F1%2F3%2F92.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=A1997YB74900029&link_type=ISI
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing
DOI: 10.1136/ebn.1.3.92
Author: Lisa Cicutto
Institution: University of Toronto
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1984420571