Department of Nursing, Tsu-Chi College of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
J Clin Nurs. 2010 Jul;19(13-14):1960-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03137.x.
This study used purposive sampling through semi-structured interviews to obtain the experiences of mothers of 7-11-year-old children with asthma who were assisting their child's adaptation to school life.
Children with asthma often have problems with social adaptation, including school absenteeism, limits to their activity and bullying by peers. From kindergarten to elementary school, it is a transitional process where the child experiences multiple changes in the body, mind and social situations. It can be difficult for mothers of children with asthma to assist their children with their adaptation to school life.
A qualitative enquiry design was used.
A total of 15 mothers having elementary school children with asthma in grades 1-3 were interviewed. Participants were contacted at the outpatient department of a medical centre in Taiwan. Verbatim transcriptions of the interviews were examined by the content analysis method. After analysis of the interview data of the 15 informants, no new themes had emerged. Lincoln and Guba's trustworthiness criteria were employed to evaluate methodological rigour.
There were four themes that formed part of the mothers' experiences. Those were: (1) being concerned about the child's adaptation to school life, (2) improving attitudes and relieving symptoms, (3) establishing the child's self-management abilities and (4) bearing role strain and normalising the life of the child.
The findings of this study should help health professionals and schoolteachers to understand the needs of families and mothers who have a child with asthma. The findings provide appropriate information and resources to assist the children's adjustment to school life.
The findings indicate that nursing professionals should provide child-focused and family-centred care that will assist parents of children with asthma to adjust to school life.
本研究通过半结构化访谈采用目的性抽样，以了解协助 7-11 岁哮喘儿童适应学校生活的母亲的经验。
哮喘儿童经常在社会适应方面存在问题，包括缺课、活动受限和被同龄人欺负。从幼儿园到小学，这是一个孩子在身体、心理和社会环境方面经历多次变化的过渡过程。哮喘儿童的母亲很难协助孩子适应学校生活。
使用定性探究设计。
共访谈了 15 位有 1-3 年级哮喘儿童的母亲。参与者是在台湾一家医疗中心的门诊部门联系的。对 15 位受访者的访谈逐字记录进行了内容分析。在对 15 位受访者的访谈数据进行分析后，没有出现新的主题。采用林肯和古巴的可信度标准来评估方法的严谨性。
有四个主题构成了母亲们的经验。这些主题是：（1）关注孩子适应学校生活，（2）改善态度和缓解症状，（3）建立孩子的自我管理能力，（4）承受角色压力和使孩子的生活正常化。
本研究的结果应有助于卫生专业人员和学校教师了解有哮喘儿童的家庭和母亲的需求。研究结果提供了适当的信息和资源，以帮助孩子适应学校生活。
研究结果表明，护理专业人员应提供以儿童为中心和以家庭为中心的护理，以帮助哮喘儿童的父母适应学校生活。
