School of Nursing, York University, 4700 Keele Street, HNES, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada.
BMC Nurs. 2012 Sep 6;11:15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6955-11-15.
Few studies have explored the experiences of low income mothers participating in nurse home visiting programs. Our study explores and describes mothers' experiences participating in the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) Program, an intensive home visiting program with demonstrated effectiveness, from the time of program entry before 29 weeks gestation until their infant's first birthday.
A qualitative case study approach was implemented. A purposeful sample of 18 low income, young first time mothers participating in a pilot study of the NFP program in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada partook in one to two face to face in-depth interviews exploring their experiences in the program. All interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim. Conventional content analysis procedures were used to analyze all interviews. Data collection and initial analysis were implemented concurrently.
The mothers participating in the NFP program were very positive about their experiences in the program. Three overarching themes emerged from the data: 1. Getting into the NFP program; 2. The NFP nurse is an expert, but also like a friend providing support; and 3. Participating in the NFP program is making me a better parent.
Our findings provide vital information to home visiting nurses and to planners of home visiting programs about mothers' perspectives on what is important to them in their relationships with their nurses, how nurses and women are able to develop positive therapeutic relationships, and how nurses respond to mothers' unique life situations while home visiting within the NFP Program. In addition our findings offer insights into why and under what circumstances low income mothers will engage in nurse home visiting and how they expect to benefit from their participation.
很少有研究探讨参与家庭访视计划的低收入母亲的经历。我们的研究从 29 周妊娠前开始，直到婴儿一岁生日，探索并描述了母亲参与护士家庭访视计划（NFP）的经历。NFP 是一个经过验证有效的强化家庭访视项目。
采用定性案例研究方法。对加拿大安大略省汉密尔顿市 NFP 计划试点研究中的 18 名低收入、首次生育的年轻母亲进行了有目的的抽样，她们参与了一到两次面对面的深入访谈，探讨她们在该计划中的经历。所有访谈均进行了数字记录并逐字转录。采用常规内容分析程序对所有访谈进行分析。数据收集和初步分析同时进行。
参与 NFP 计划的母亲对其在该计划中的经历非常满意。从数据中得出了三个总体主题：1. 参与 NFP 计划；2. NFP 护士是专家，但也像朋友一样提供支持；3. 参与 NFP 计划使我成为更好的父母。
我们的研究结果为家庭访视护士和家庭访视项目规划者提供了重要信息，了解母亲对与护士关系中对她们重要的内容、护士和女性如何建立积极的治疗关系以及护士如何在 NFP 计划中应对母亲独特的生活情况的看法。此外，我们的研究结果还深入探讨了低收入母亲为什么会参与家庭访视以及她们期望从参与中获得什么益处，以及在什么情况下会参与。
