Korean Parent-Child Health Journal (부모자녀건강학회지)
- Volume 9 Issue 1
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- Pages.17-32
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- 2006
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- 1229-263X(pISSN)
Mother's Experience of Caring Child with a Severe Atopic Dermatitis
중증 아토피 피부염 환아를 돌보는 어머니의 경험
- Chang, Eun-Young (Ewha Womans University) ;
- Chung, Seung-Won (Sungkyunkwan University) ;
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Lee, Ja-Hyung
(Ewha Womans University)
- Published : 2006.06.30
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to understand mother's experience of caring child with a severe atopic dermatitis. Twelve participants were selected and collected on their caring difficulties using in-depth interview. Data were analyzed according to the method of Colaizzi. Significant statements were extracted from the data. From the significant statement, 18 clusters of themes and 7 categories were emerged. Eighteen cluster of themes formed 7 categories : Thinking of atopic dermatitis during 24 hour, Mom would cure you, You are atopic, I'm depressive, I need 12 or more bodies to take care of him/her, Great conversion of daily life, From a bitterness to a frailness, In peace with an atopic dermatitis. In this study, it was implicated that mothers were suffered from caring children with an atopic dermatitis and nurses need to have more interests in the maternal stress and their quality of life as well as provision of information.