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http://dx.doi.org/10.17703//IJACT2018.6.3.27

The Experiences of Mother's of Children with Epilepsy  

Kim, Sohee (Department of Nursing Science, Y'sU(Youngsan University))
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International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology / v.6, no.3, 2018 , pp. 27-36 More about this Journal
Abstract
This is qualitative research using grounded theory to examine the experiences that mothers of children with epilepsy can have. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observation, and memo-taking with a total of 13 participants in this study-10 mothers taking care of children with epilepsy and 3 principal informants-and the data were analyzed using the method developed by Strauss and Corbin (1998). As a result of data analysis, 163 concepts, 26 subcategories and 8 categories were formed through open coding. Such categories were analyzed by the paradigm of the grounded theory, and as a result the experiences of the mothers of epileptic children were based on a causal condition of 'confrontation' and the central phenomenon of 'Wandering around the forest under a yoke'. The contextual conditions, which exerted influence on phenomena, were 'stigma cognition', 'personality traits' and 'health of children.' The action/interaction strategy selected by participants was 'Quietly pulling through: Bracing myself, Getting to know my enemy and myself, Taking care while hiding, Putting out one step at a time, Establishing a foothold. The intervening condition affecting action/interaction was 'the support system', and its result was 'watching.'
Keywords
Epilepsy; Mother; Experience; Qualitative study; Grounded theory;
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