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http://dx.doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2013.43.6.704

Mothers' Parenting Experience of Premature Infants: Q Methodological Approach  

Chon, Mi-Young (Department of Nursing, Konkuk University)
Ji, Eun Sun (Department of Nursing, Konkuk University)
Lee, Shin-Hwa (Department of Nursing, Konkuk University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.43, no.6, 2013 , pp. 704-713 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was done to identify the parenting experience of mothers of premature infants in order to provide basic data for educational solutions and desirable directions. Methods: Q-methodology was used as it provides a method of analyzing the subjectivity of each item. The participants were 33 mothers of premature infants who sorted 34 selected Q-statements which were then classified into the shape of a normal distribution using a 9-point scale. Subjectivity on parenting experience among the mothers was analyzed using the pc-QUANAL program. Results: Four types of parenting experience were identified. Type I was named 'struggling', type II, 'self blame', type III, 'information collecting', and type IV, 'self-introspection'. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that different approaches to educational programs are needed for mothers of premature infants based on the four types of parenting experience.
Keywords
Premature infant; Parenting experience;
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