Department of Adult Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Nurs Open. 2023 Apr;10(4):2439-2448. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1499. Epub 2022 Dec 8.
The aim of the study was to explore and describe the mothers' perspectives on issues associated with caring for Ghanaian children aged 0-14 years living with tuberculosis.
Exploratory descriptive qualitative design.
Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted face to face with 15 purposively sampled mothers from two health facilities in the Greater Accra area. Transcribed data were analysed using computer-enhanced thematic analysis.
Findings were grouped into (1) physical burden on the mothers and (2) psychological burden on mothers. The eight subthemes indicate that mothers of children living with tuberculosis experienced tiredness, sleeplessness, body pains, weight loss and sicknesses as they cared for their children. In addition to worrying, mothers experienced stigma and negative emotions such as sadness, guilt, fear and loneliness.
Mothers of children diagnosed with tuberculosis in Ghana experience physical and psychological health problems related to their caregiving roles. Nurses and other healthcare providers should identify specific problems and offer broad-based emotional and other support for these women.
本研究旨在探讨和描述母亲们对照顾加纳 0-14 岁结核病患儿相关问题的看法。
探索性描述性定性设计。
在加纳大阿克拉地区的两个卫生机构中,采用目的抽样法对 15 名母亲进行了面对面的半结构式个体访谈。使用计算机增强的主题分析对转录数据进行分析。
研究结果分为(1)母亲的身体负担和(2)母亲的心理负担。这 8 个副标题表明,照顾结核病患儿的母亲会感到疲倦、失眠、身体疼痛、体重减轻和患病。除了担心之外,母亲还会感到耻辱和负面情绪,如悲伤、内疚、恐惧和孤独。
加纳被诊断出患有结核病的儿童的母亲会经历与照顾角色相关的身心健康问题。护士和其他医疗保健提供者应确定具体问题,并为这些妇女提供广泛的情感和其他支持。