Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-31035
Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Open peer review
Title: Parents’ experiences of family and daily life after their child’s stay in the pediatric intensive care unit : a qualitative descriptive study
Authors: Stalder, Sandra
Händler-Schuster, Daniela
Domeisen Benedetti, Franzisca
et. al: No
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-04883-z
10.21256/zhaw-31035
Published in: BMC Pediatrics
Volume(Issue): 24
Issue: 1
Page(s): 421
Issue Date: 2024
Publisher / Ed. Institution: BioMed Central
ISSN: 1471-2431
Language: English
Subjects: Experience; Pediatric intensive care unit; Critically ill child; Follow-up; Parent; Family and daily life
Subject (DDC): 306.8: Family sociology
618.92: Pediatrics
Abstract: Introduction: The stay of a critically ill child in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a significant experience for the family. Thus far, little is known regarding the impact of this stay on parents and their healthy children for whom no continuous aftercare services are offered. This study aimed to capture the post-stay experience and needs of parents after this traumatic event so that they could return to family and everyday life. Methods: This qualitative descriptive study was conducted in collaboration with four pediatric intensive care units in Switzerland. It included parents whose children had fully recovered after a stay and who did not require continuous medical follow-up. All children were hospitalized in the PICU for at least 48 h. Data were collected through narrative pairs (n = 6) and individual interviews (n = 8). Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, coded inductively according to Saldaña, and analyzed. Results: The results showed three related phases that influence each other to restore normality in daily life: Trust and inclusion in the treatment process during the stay (1), processing after the stay (2), and returning to everyday life (3). Conclusion: Follow-up meetings should be available to all parents whose children have been hospitalized in the PICU. In particular, it should also be available to parents whose children have fully recovered and no longer have any medical disabilities.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/31035
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement: School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit: Institute of Nursing (IPF)
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Stalder, S., Händler-Schuster, D., & Domeisen Benedetti, F. (2024). Parents’ experiences of family and daily life after their child’s stay in the pediatric intensive care unit : a qualitative descriptive study. BMC Pediatrics, 24(1), 421. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04883-z
Stalder, S., Händler-Schuster, D. and Domeisen Benedetti, F. (2024) ‘Parents’ experiences of family and daily life after their child’s stay in the pediatric intensive care unit : a qualitative descriptive study’, BMC Pediatrics, 24(1), p. 421. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04883-z.
S. Stalder, D. Händler-Schuster, and F. Domeisen Benedetti, “Parents’ experiences of family and daily life after their child’s stay in the pediatric intensive care unit : a qualitative descriptive study,” BMC Pediatrics, vol. 24, no. 1, p. 421, 2024, doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-04883-z.
STALDER, Sandra, Daniela HÄNDLER-SCHUSTER und Franzisca DOMEISEN BENEDETTI, 2024. Parents’ experiences of family and daily life after their child’s stay in the pediatric intensive care unit : a qualitative descriptive study. BMC Pediatrics. 2024. Bd. 24, Nr. 1, S. 421. DOI 10.1186/s12887-024-04883-z
Stalder, Sandra, Daniela Händler-Schuster, and Franzisca Domeisen Benedetti. 2024. “Parents’ Experiences of Family and Daily Life after Their Child’s Stay in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit : A Qualitative Descriptive Study.” BMC Pediatrics 24 (1): 421. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04883-z.
Stalder, Sandra, et al. “Parents’ Experiences of Family and Daily Life after Their Child’s Stay in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit : A Qualitative Descriptive Study.” BMC Pediatrics, vol. 24, no. 1, 2024, p. 421, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04883-z.


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