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The pediatric cardiac intensive care unit parental stress model: Refinement using directed content analysis

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Abstract

This descriptive, qualitative study used directed content analysis to explore and clarify specific foci of parental stress for mothers of infants with complex congenital heart disease in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU). The PCICU Parental Stress Model was used as the guiding theoretical framework. Three focus groups were conducted with 14 mothers of infants who were being cared for in a PCICU at a large mid-Atlantic children's hospital. Data provided themes to support and refine the PCICU Parental Stress Model that can be used to guide practice, education, and future research in this unique population and setting.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)319-336
Number of pages18
JournalAdvances in Nursing Science
Volume40
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

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© Copyright 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Cardiac
  • Cardiac surgery
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Developmental care
  • Infant
  • Intensive care
  • Maternal stress
  • Parental stress
  • Pediatric
  • Stress

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Nursing

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