Child Health Nurs Res.  2015 Jul;21(3):272-284. 10.4094/chnr.2015.21.3.272.

Parenting Experience of Parents with Chronically Ill Children

• Park ES
• Lee KH
• Oh WO
• Im YJ
• Cho EJ

• KMID: 2169858
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2015.21.3.272

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of the study was to describe the parenting experience of parents of children with chronic illness in Korea.
METHODS
A conventional contents analysis was used for the study. Twelve mothers of chronically ill children participated in the study. Qualitative data were analyzed using the Morse and Field method.
RESULTS
Four categories, 10 subcategories and 42 codes emerged from the data on the parenting experience of parents of children with chronic illness. The four categories were 'Sacrifice and full-engagement within self-mortification', 'Renormalization of collapsed daily life', 'Paving a new way for independence' and 'Growing together of myself and the family'.
CONCLUSION
Parents of children with chronic illness experienced not only negative aspects such as a confusion but also re-normalization and growing together. Based on the results, health professionals need to develop effective nursing interventions toward positive parenting for these parents and their children with chronic illnesses.

Keyword

Parenting; Chronic disease; Children; Qualitative research

MeSH Terms

Child*
Chronic Disease*
Health Occupations
Humans
Korea
Mothers
Nursing
Parenting*
Parents*
Qualitative Research