Wilson S M, Miles M S
School of Nursing, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, USA.
J Soc Pediatr Nurs. 2001 Jul-Sep;6(3):116-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2001.tb00133.x.
To describe how African-American mothers' spirituality helped them cope during the time of their infants' hospitalization for a serious illness.
Fourteen mothers whose infants were seriously ill in the early months of life were interviewed for this retrospective, descriptive study.
The core theme related to prayer. Four mothers reported a strengthened faith, while two mothers continued to have difficulty relating to God or attending church.
These findings support the importance of understanding and respecting the spiritual needs and expressions of spirituality in African-American mothers who are coping with a serious illness in one of their children.
描述非裔美国母亲的精神信仰如何在其婴儿因重病住院期间帮助她们应对。
对14位在婴儿生命早期患有重病的母亲进行访谈，以开展这项回顾性描述性研究。
核心主题与祈祷相关。4位母亲报告称信仰增强，而2位母亲在与上帝的联系或参加教会活动方面仍有困难。
这些发现支持了理解和尊重正在应对子女重病的非裔美国母亲的精神需求及精神信仰表达的重要性。
