Pub Date : 2023-12-19DOI: 10.1177/13674935231223767
Sooyoung Kim, Sook Jung Kang
This study aims to understand mothers' dynamic experiences of caring for their children with liver transplant. A descriptive phenomenological qualitative approach was applied to this study. A total of seven mothers participated in this study. Data were collected from April 2020 to June 2020 through face-to-face interviews. Data analysis was performed using Giorgi's phenomenological method. By grouping general meaning units, 8 themes and 19 subthemes were derived. Eight themes are as follows: sorrow and distress of accepting a child's diagnosis; difficulties in deciding to undergo liver transplantation; negative emotions before and after transplant; the support system before and after liver transplantation; achieving a sense of trust toward healthcare providers; new concerns about the child's life after undergoing liver transplantation; appreciation of the experience; and new determination and expectations for future life. This study can contribute to the guideline that describes the role and daily life experiences of caregiving for other parents whose children undergo liver transplantation and nurses who work with impacted families. Healthcare providers can refer to the results to provide liver transplantation childcare and hospital-based support groups for child's family to improve nurses' communication skills.
{"title":"Mothers' experiences of caring for their children with liver transplantation: From sorrow to new determination.","authors":"Sooyoung Kim, Sook Jung Kang","doi":"10.1177/13674935231223767","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13674935231223767","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to understand mothers' dynamic experiences of caring for their children with liver transplant. A descriptive phenomenological qualitative approach was applied to this study. A total of seven mothers participated in this study. Data were collected from April 2020 to June 2020 through face-to-face interviews. Data analysis was performed using Giorgi's phenomenological method. By grouping general meaning units, 8 themes and 19 subthemes were derived. Eight themes are as follows: sorrow and distress of accepting a child's diagnosis; difficulties in deciding to undergo liver transplantation; negative emotions before and after transplant; the support system before and after liver transplantation; achieving a sense of trust toward healthcare providers; new concerns about the child's life after undergoing liver transplantation; appreciation of the experience; and new determination and expectations for future life. This study can contribute to the guideline that describes the role and daily life experiences of caregiving for other parents whose children undergo liver transplantation and nurses who work with impacted families. Healthcare providers can refer to the results to provide liver transplantation childcare and hospital-based support groups for child's family to improve nurses' communication skills.</p>","PeriodicalId":54388,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Health Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138811996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2022-11-09DOI: 10.1177/13674935221137405
Aysun Unal, Murat Bektaş, Neriman Turan Mantar, Oğuz Ateş, Faika Gülce Hakgüder
Aim of this study was to develop a patient satisfaction scale for needs and expectations of pediatric surgery patients and to propose a new measurement tool in this field. Population of study consisted of all patients between May 2018 and February 2020 at a pediatric surgery service of a university hospital in Turkey. A pool of 70 items was prepared for scale. Two items were removed in line with expert opinions and suggestions. As a result of content validity and test application, 36 items were removed, and scale was revised. Data were transferred to SPSS Statistics 23 and AMOS 22 program. After evaluating scope validity of scale, Content Validity, Structural Validity, Exploratory Factor Analysis, and finally Reliability Analysis were examined. As a result of the analyses, 32 items with eight sub-dimensions were obtained from scale. Eight-factor scale explained 60.42% of total variance. Cronbach Alpha internal consistency of scale was found to be 0.88. Item factor loads of scale were created and the reliability of scale were obtained at desired level. The scale is suitable for patients aged 6 to 18 years old.
{"title":"Developing the pediatric surgery patient satisfaction scale and assessment of its validity and reliability.","authors":"Aysun Unal, Murat Bektaş, Neriman Turan Mantar, Oğuz Ateş, Faika Gülce Hakgüder","doi":"10.1177/13674935221137405","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13674935221137405","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aim of this study was to develop a patient satisfaction scale for needs and expectations of pediatric surgery patients and to propose a new measurement tool in this field. Population of study consisted of all patients between May 2018 and February 2020 at a pediatric surgery service of a university hospital in Turkey. A pool of 70 items was prepared for scale. Two items were removed in line with expert opinions and suggestions. As a result of content validity and test application, 36 items were removed, and scale was revised. Data were transferred to SPSS Statistics 23 and AMOS 22 program. After evaluating scope validity of scale, Content Validity, Structural Validity, Exploratory Factor Analysis, and finally Reliability Analysis were examined. As a result of the analyses, 32 items with eight sub-dimensions were obtained from scale. Eight-factor scale explained 60.42% of total variance. Cronbach Alpha internal consistency of scale was found to be 0.88. Item factor loads of scale were created and the reliability of scale were obtained at desired level. The scale is suitable for patients aged 6 to 18 years old.</p>","PeriodicalId":54388,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Health Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40688650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2022-03-25DOI: 10.1177/13674935211058011
Priscilla Magalhães de Oliveira Carvalho, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Iane Ximenes Teixeira, Marília Mendes Nunes, Camila Maciel Diniz, Viviane Martins da Silva, Angélica Paixão de Menezes
To analyze the accuracy of clinical indicators of nursing diagnosis, Imbalanced nutrition: less than the body requirements in pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a pediatric oncohematology unit. A total of 123 children aged 5-18 years were evaluated. The Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) protocol was used. Latent class analysis was performed to obtain sensitivity and specificity of clinical indicators. The diagnosis was identified in six children (5.23%). The most frequent clinical indicator in the study was report of food intake less than recommended daily allowance (n = 61; 49.6%), followed by excessive hair loss (n = 49; 39.8%), misperception (n = 42; 34.1%), satiety immediately upon ingesting food (n = 32; 26%), lack of information (n = 30; 24.4%), and pale mucous membranes (n = 22; 17.9%). The 10 indicators that sensitivity and specificity were statistically superior to 50% were food intake less than recommended daily allowance, misperception, insufficient interest in food, lack of food, hyperactive bowel sounds, body weight 20% or more below ideal weight range, insufficient muscle tone, food aversion, abdominal cramping, and misinformation. The clinical indicators Food intake less than recommended daily allowance and Misperception can be considered the most important indicators for the initial inference of the diagnosis due to their high values of specificity and sensitivity. It is essential that nurses provide targeted and qualified assistance based on the signs and symptoms presented by patients, as they will be able to design appropriate interventions to obtain the desired results.
{"title":"Diagnostic accuracy of clinical indicators of Imbalanced nutrition in pediatric patients submitted to chemotherapy.","authors":"Priscilla Magalhães de Oliveira Carvalho, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Iane Ximenes Teixeira, Marília Mendes Nunes, Camila Maciel Diniz, Viviane Martins da Silva, Angélica Paixão de Menezes","doi":"10.1177/13674935211058011","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13674935211058011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To analyze the accuracy of clinical indicators of nursing diagnosis, Imbalanced nutrition: less than the body requirements in pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a pediatric oncohematology unit. A total of 123 children aged 5-18 years were evaluated. The Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) protocol was used. Latent class analysis was performed to obtain sensitivity and specificity of clinical indicators. The diagnosis was identified in six children (5.23%). The most frequent clinical indicator in the study was report of food intake less than recommended daily allowance (<i>n</i> = 61; 49.6%), followed by excessive hair loss (<i>n</i> = 49; 39.8%), misperception (<i>n</i> = 42; 34.1%), satiety immediately upon ingesting food (<i>n</i> = 32; 26%), lack of information (<i>n</i> = 30; 24.4%), and pale mucous membranes (<i>n</i> = 22; 17.9%). The 10 indicators that sensitivity and specificity were statistically superior to 50% were food intake less than recommended daily allowance, misperception, insufficient interest in food, lack of food, hyperactive bowel sounds, body weight 20% or more below ideal weight range, insufficient muscle tone, food aversion, abdominal cramping, and misinformation. The clinical indicators Food intake less than recommended daily allowance and Misperception can be considered the most important indicators for the initial inference of the diagnosis due to their high values of specificity and sensitivity. It is essential that nurses provide targeted and qualified assistance based on the signs and symptoms presented by patients, as they will be able to design appropriate interventions to obtain the desired results.</p>","PeriodicalId":54388,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Health Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40326506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1177/13674935231209596
Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski
{"title":"Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency.","authors":"Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski","doi":"10.1177/13674935231209596","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13674935231209596","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54388,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Health Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139698847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-10-03DOI: 10.1177/13674935231203456
{"title":"Corrigendum to \"The hospital safety scale for kids: Development of a new measurement tool for hospitalized children\".","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/13674935231203456","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13674935231203456","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54388,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Health Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41169266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2022-03-24DOI: 10.1177/13674935221078060
Amy M Claridge, Olivia J Powell
Children often experience hospitalization as stressful. To better understand children's experiences, this current study involved interviews with and assessments of 17 children who were currently admitted at a U.S. children's hospital. On average, they reported low levels of distress on the Facial Affective Scale (FAS) (M = .34) and moderate levels of anxiety on the Child Drawing: Hospital (M = 107.01). Results revealed themes in children's experiences including stressors in the hospital, such as pain, disruptions to normalcy, and uncertainty. Children also reported factors that contributed to coping, including social support from parents and peers, and distractions from the medical routine such as leaving their hospital room. When children were grouped into clusters based on coping, those who were younger and who had received child life specialist services tended to be coping well. Regardless of understanding of diagnosis, those who demonstrated high levels of stress (distress and anxiety) in assessments tended to be categorized as not coping well. The findings inform interventions to support children's coping during hospitalization.
{"title":"Children's experiences of stress and coping during hospitalization: A mixed-methods examination.","authors":"Amy M Claridge, Olivia J Powell","doi":"10.1177/13674935221078060","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13674935221078060","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Children often experience hospitalization as stressful. To better understand children's experiences, this current study involved interviews with and assessments of 17 children who were currently admitted at a U.S. children's hospital. On average, they reported low levels of distress on the Facial Affective Scale (FAS) (<i>M</i> = .34) and moderate levels of anxiety on the Child Drawing: Hospital (<i>M</i> = 107.01). Results revealed themes in children's experiences including stressors in the hospital, such as pain, disruptions to normalcy, and uncertainty. Children also reported factors that contributed to coping, including social support from parents and peers, and distractions from the medical routine such as leaving their hospital room. When children were grouped into clusters based on coping, those who were younger and who had received child life specialist services tended to be coping well. Regardless of understanding of diagnosis, those who demonstrated high levels of stress (distress and anxiety) in assessments tended to be categorized as not coping well. The findings inform interventions to support children's coping during hospitalization.</p>","PeriodicalId":54388,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Health Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40319526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study aimed to describe and compare the differences in walking performance between adolescent patients in inpatient wards and outpatient units, and to identify factors that influence walking performance among adolescents receiving cancer treatment. The cross-sectional study with correlational research design recruited 32 adolescents with cancer between February 2015 and March 2017 in two teaching hospitals in Taiwan. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate regression analyses were used. Participants' age, treatment setting, and symptom distress were significantly associated with number of walking steps. All independent variables in the model together accounted for 82.1% of variance. This study addresses a gap in the existing literature to identify associated factors that affected walking performance among adolescents undergoing cancer treatment. Our findings represent a pathway toward generating knowledge to enhance well-being for this unique population.
{"title":"Factors associated with walking performance among adolescents undergoing cancer treatment: A correlational study.","authors":"Wei-Wen Wu, Tsung-Hsien Yu, Shiann-Tarng Jou, Giun-Yi Hung, Chia-Chun Tang","doi":"10.1177/13674935221082400","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13674935221082400","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to describe and compare the differences in walking performance between adolescent patients in inpatient wards and outpatient units, and to identify factors that influence walking performance among adolescents receiving cancer treatment. The cross-sectional study with correlational research design recruited 32 adolescents with cancer between February 2015 and March 2017 in two teaching hospitals in Taiwan. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate regression analyses were used. Participants' age, treatment setting, and symptom distress were significantly associated with number of walking steps. All independent variables in the model together accounted for 82.1% of variance. This study addresses a gap in the existing literature to identify associated factors that affected walking performance among adolescents undergoing cancer treatment. Our findings represent a pathway toward generating knowledge to enhance well-being for this unique population.</p>","PeriodicalId":54388,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Health Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40329531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1177/13674935231209596
Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski
{"title":"Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency.","authors":"Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski","doi":"10.1177/13674935231209596","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13674935231209596","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54388,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Health Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2022-03-22DOI: 10.1177/13674935211062334
Michelle L Townsend, Emily L Matthews, Caitlin E Miller, Brin Fs Grenyer
Self-harm in children and adolescents is a growing public health issue. Parents are forefront in identifying, responding to and supporting their child to seek help. A sequential mixed-method study which included an online survey (N = 37) and a semi-structured interview (n = 10) was conducted to understand parents' experiences of supporting and accessing help for their child. Parents (M = 45.70 years, SD = 6.18) with a child who has engaged in self-harm behaviours (M = 16.89 years, SD = 3.91) participated. Parents sought help from a range of services and perceived psychiatrists, private psychologists and friends as the most helpful and school psychologists, paediatricians, Emergency Department (ED) and the national youth mental health organisation as the least helpful. Two themes were interpreted from the qualitative data: (1) An emotional journey into the dark unknown, and (2) The promise of psychological help. A series of recommendations for other parents in similar situations, as well as health professionals were made. Parents want health professionals to provide appropriate referrals, work collaboratively with families, meaningfully connect with and validate parents, provide practical and psychological support for families and establish parent support groups. There remains a need for widely available evidence-informed resources, information and support for parents.
{"title":"Adolescent self-harm: Parents' experiences of supporting their child and help-seeking.","authors":"Michelle L Townsend, Emily L Matthews, Caitlin E Miller, Brin Fs Grenyer","doi":"10.1177/13674935211062334","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13674935211062334","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Self-harm in children and adolescents is a growing public health issue. Parents are forefront in identifying, responding to and supporting their child to seek help. A sequential mixed-method study which included an online survey (<i>N</i> = 37) and a semi-structured interview (<i>n</i> = 10) was conducted to understand parents' experiences of supporting and accessing help for their child. Parents (<i>M</i> = 45.70 years, <i>SD</i> = 6.18) with a child who has engaged in self-harm behaviours (<i>M</i> = 16.89 years, <i>SD =</i> 3.91) participated. Parents sought help from a range of services and perceived psychiatrists, private psychologists and friends as the most helpful and school psychologists, paediatricians, Emergency Department (ED) and the national youth mental health organisation as the least helpful. Two themes were interpreted from the qualitative data: (1) <i>An emotional journey into the dark unknown</i>, and (2) <i>The promise of psychological help</i>. A series of recommendations for other parents in similar situations, as well as health professionals were made. Parents want health professionals to provide appropriate referrals, work collaboratively with families, meaningfully connect with and validate parents, provide practical and psychological support for families and establish parent support groups. There remains a need for widely available evidence-informed resources, information and support for parents.</p>","PeriodicalId":54388,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Health Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40311789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-27DOI: 10.1177/13674935231218039
Sofia Almerud Österberg, Lisbet Andersson
Anxiety in children, as well as their parents, is common in high-tech environments such as an operating room. This study aimed to describe parents' experiences of being present when their child is being anaesthetised. Twenty-four parents were interviewed and data were analysed using a descriptive phenomenological approach. Findings show that being present at a child's anaesthesia and surgery is a long, continuous process that begins at home. Parents struggle to face strong emotions in a special and frightening environment, focussing on their child's well-being while trying to remain control in this situation. Security and trust are vital, but it's challenging to relinquish control in an uncertain situation. Professional caregivers can promote trust and participation, but an awareness that something can go wrong affects parents on a deep level. In conclusion, parental presence at induction of anaesthesia is important but can be overwhelming and anxiety-inducing for some parents. Parents should be seen as a resource rather than a disturbance. Overall, the healthcare system should prioritise parents' involvement and seek to create an environment where they feel supported and included.
{"title":"I saw myself as an important piece of a jigsaw puzzle: Parents experiences of their child's anaesthesia induction.","authors":"Sofia Almerud Österberg, Lisbet Andersson","doi":"10.1177/13674935231218039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13674935231218039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anxiety in children, as well as their parents, is common in high-tech environments such as an operating room. This study aimed to describe parents' experiences of being present when their child is being anaesthetised. Twenty-four parents were interviewed and data were analysed using a descriptive phenomenological approach. Findings show that being present at a child's anaesthesia and surgery is a long, continuous process that begins at home. Parents struggle to face strong emotions in a special and frightening environment, focussing on their child's well-being while trying to remain control in this situation. Security and trust are vital, but it's challenging to relinquish control in an uncertain situation. Professional caregivers can promote trust and participation, but an awareness that something can go wrong affects parents on a deep level. In conclusion, parental presence at induction of anaesthesia is important but can be overwhelming and anxiety-inducing for some parents. Parents should be seen as a resource rather than a disturbance. Overall, the healthcare system should prioritise parents' involvement and seek to create an environment where they feel supported and included.</p>","PeriodicalId":54388,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Health Care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138441632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}