1. Information Needs and Resources and Self-Management Challenges of Parents Caring for a Child with Asthma in China.
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Dan, Luo, Kintner, Eileen Kae, Petrini, Marcia, Liu, Qian, Yang, Bing Xiang, Li, Wenqing, and Yang, Jiong
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PARENT attitudes ,OCCUPATIONAL roles ,PATIENT aftercare ,PSYCHOLOGY of parents ,OUTPATIENT medical care ,SOCIAL support ,COUNSELING ,SELF-management (Psychology) ,CROSS-sectional method ,RESEARCH methodology ,SELF-evaluation ,INTERNET ,QUANTITATIVE research ,MEDICAL personnel ,HUMANITY ,ASTHMA in children ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,QUALITATIVE research ,HEALTH literacy ,ATTITUDES toward illness ,PATIENTS' families ,INFORMATION resources ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,HEALTH ,MEDICAL referrals ,NURSES ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,CHI-squared test ,RESEARCH funding ,INFORMATION needs ,THEMATIC analysis ,EMOTIONS in children ,NEEDS assessment ,PARENT-child relationships ,STATISTICAL sampling ,DATA analysis software ,SECONDARY analysis ,PSYCHOLOGICAL factors - Abstract
The aim of this assessment was to determine the information needs, resources, and resource preferences and self/family-management challenges of parents caring for a child with asthma in China. The acceptance of asthma and consolidated framework for implementation research guided the study. A cross-sectional, descriptive design was used. Seventy-one parents of a child receiving care in an outpatient respiratory clinic completed a three-part, pragmatic, self-report survey. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data using thematic analysis. Parents, who needed more knowledge about asthma, sought information from internet sources. However, most parents preferred receiving information during in-person consultation with trained specialists. Management challenges revolved around understanding asthma information, formulating beliefs about asthma, experiencing distressing thoughts and feelings, forming supportive networks, and meeting their child's emotional needs. Evidence supports expanding nursing roles in China to include extended time for initial in-person parental interactions and follow-up using reliable clinic-based internet counseling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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