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Föräldrars upplevelse av vårdmiljön på en barn och ungdomsavdelning


Background: The parent has a natural presence in today?s child health care and hospital treatment. The transition from home to a care institution has an impact on the parent. Previous research shows that over time the conditions and the parent?s role in child and youth health care have changed extensively. Still there is insecurity and helplessness surrounding the parenting role in the health care environment. Parents wish for health professionals to give them support by listening and being present and they also wish to be met with kindness.Purpose: The purpose is to describe parents? experiences of the care environment in a child and youth health care institution.Method: The study is based on 13 parents all faced with an open-ended question following the admission of their sick child into a health care institution. The research material was analysed using qualitative content analysis.Result: The results were presented in two main categories; To be in professionals hands and Being in a foreign environment. From this, six subcategories emerged; To be treated as a parent, To be communicated with, To be seen in their needs, having the opportunity to amenities, To pass the time and To be isolated.Discussion: Childrens nurses role is to support parents strengthen his sense of context. Then the parent may be strengthened in their parental role, thus supporting the child and the rest of family. Parents participation is essential in child care so that parents needs are highlighted and addressed. When given an improvement in the care environment for the parents. Thus parents can experience the caring situation more manageable.Conclusion: Results show the importance of the care environment to the parent whose child is being cared for. A good care environment is critical to the parent?s ability to live out the parenting role. The parent experienced a lack of amenities and their needs were not fully met during the period of time spent with their child in a health care institution.

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Elisabeth Dahlberg Kristina Johansson

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