Nyström Kerstin, Ohrling Kerstin
Department of Health Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, Boden, Sweden.
J Telemed Telecare. 2006;12(4):194-7. doi: 10.1258/135763306777488726.
Five mothers with normal pregnancies and healthy children met regularly during the infants' first year through an e-meeting portal. The technology made it possible to meet using realtime videoconferencing through the Web, both one to one and in groups. An experienced child-health nurse was the leader of the group. The intervention data included interviews and diary notes. Personal tape-recorded narrative interviews were conducted with the mothers, one midway through the study and one at the end. Qualitative content analysis was applied to the data and two major categories were identified: feeling support through confirmation and solidarity, and the technology presents possibilities and limitations. The mothers felt that sharing experiences with others was supportive and that having new friends reduced their feeling of loneliness. The mothers discussed the technology as fun and exciting. However, they were disturbed by sound problems and the realities of caring for an infant. The opportunity to meet other mothers in the same situation via electronic encounters and to share experiences of being a mother facilitated everyday life for these mothers.
五位孕期正常且孩子健康的母亲在婴儿出生后的第一年里，通过一个电子会议平台定期相聚。这项技术使得通过网络进行实时视频会议成为可能，既能一对一交流，也能进行小组交流。一位经验丰富的儿童健康护士担任小组负责人。干预数据包括访谈和日记记录。在研究进行到一半时和结束时，分别对母亲们进行了个人录音叙述访谈。对数据进行了定性内容分析，确定了两个主要类别：通过确认和团结获得支持感，以及该技术呈现出的可能性和局限性。母亲们觉得与他人分享经历很有帮助，结交新朋友减轻了她们的孤独感。母亲们认为这项技术有趣且令人兴奋。然而，声音问题和照顾婴儿的实际情况让她们感到困扰。通过电子交流与其他处于相同情况的母亲见面并分享为人母的经历，为这些母亲的日常生活提供了便利。
