Coping with Caregiving Stress in Families of Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Qualitative Study
<strong>Background: </strong>The families of children with congenital heart disease experience significant stress as<br /> to the care of the child and need to cope with stress. Accordingly, understanding of how families cope<br /> and use coping strategies is more important...
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences,
2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | <strong>Background: </strong>The families of children with congenital heart disease experience significant stress as<br /> to the care of the child and need to cope with stress. Accordingly, understanding of how families cope<br /> and use coping strategies is more important to help them better cope with stressful situations caused<br /> by caregiving. This study aimed to explore coping strategies used by families in the face of caregiving<br /> stress.<br /> <strong>Methods: </strong>This qualitative study was conducted on 40 eligible participants from the families of children<br /> with congenital heart disease. They were recruited through a purposive sampling method from those<br /> referred to hospitals in Mashhad, Iran. In-depth and semi-structured interviews were used for data<br /> collection from November 2017 to December 2018. The data were analyzed using conventional content<br /> analysis, and MAXQDA software (Ver.2010) was used to manage the data encoding process.<br /> <strong>Results: </strong>According to the results, effort to maintain well-being emerged as the main theme which<br /> included five categories: "spirituality in caregiving", "acceptance and adjustment", "optimism and<br /> hopefulness", "self-control and patience", and " management of psychological needs".<br /> <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Families used various coping strategies including spirituality, acceptance, optimism,<br /> patience, and management of psychological needs based on their beliefs, attitudes, abilities, and<br /> available resources for coping with caregiving stress. The results can help the nurses and health care<br /> professionals to develop appropriate educational, supportive, and psychological interventions based on<br /> the family's needs to cope effectively with caregiving stress. |
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| Item Description: | 2322-2476 2322-4835 10.30476/ijcbnm.2020.83029.1113 |