Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
Geriatric Education and Research Institute, Singapore.
J Transcult Nurs. 2023 Sep;34(5):343-355. doi: 10.1177/10436596231175163. Epub 2023 May 24.
Little is understood about caregivers' lived experiences when first caring for patients on the nasogastric tube at home in an Asian setting. To enhance understanding, our study aimed to chart these caregivers' psycho-emotional evolutions felt during such caregiving experiences in Singapore.
Utilizing purposive sampling, a descriptive phenomenological study was performed, with semi-structured interviews of 10 caregivers of persons on nasogastric tube feeding conducted. Thematic analysis was utilized.
Our findings chart four psycho-emotional transitions of a caregiver's journey in nasogastric tube feeding and the cultural dynamics involved-(a) Disruption of Caregivers' Normality: Attempting to Grasp Reality, (b) Encountering Road-Blocks: Despondency Arises and Frustrations Abound, (c) Adjusting to the New Normal: Reclaiming Confidence and Positivity, (d) Thriving and Integrating into the New Normal, and (e) Cultural Dynamics At Play.
Our findings illuminate the understanding of caregivers' varying needs, guiding delivery of culturally-congruent caregiver support targeted at each psycho-emotional evolution.
在亚洲背景下，对于首次在家中照顾鼻胃管患者的护理人员的生活体验，人们知之甚少。为了增进了解，我们的研究旨在描绘新加坡护理人员在这种护理体验中的心理-情感演变。
采用目的抽样法，进行了一项描述性现象学研究，对 10 名鼻胃管喂养患者的护理人员进行了半结构式访谈。采用主题分析。
我们的研究结果描绘了鼻胃管喂养中护理人员的四个心理-情感转变以及所涉及的文化动态：（a）护理人员常态的中断：试图把握现实，（b）遇到障碍：沮丧出现，挫折感加剧，（c）适应新常态：重新获得信心和积极性，（d）蓬勃发展并融入新常态，以及（e）文化动态的作用。
我们的研究结果阐明了护理人员不同需求的理解，指导针对每个心理-情感演变提供文化上一致的护理人员支持。
