1. Parenting children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Finding a balance.
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Lee, Anra and Rempel, Gwen R.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation , *ANALYSIS of variance , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *CHILD development , *CHRONIC diseases , *CHRONIC diseases in children , *DISCIPLINE of children , *DISEASE susceptibility , *DISEASES , *EMPLOYMENT , *FAMILIES , *FEAR , *GROUNDED theory , *HEALTH attitudes , *HEART abnormalities , *INTERVIEWING , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL personnel , *NURSING practice , *PARENTING , *PARENTS , *PEDIATRIC nursing , *DATA analysis , *SECONDARY analysis , *EDUCATIONAL attainment , *THEMATIC analysis , *PARENT attitudes , *PATIENTS' families - Abstract
This study described the role normalization played for parents related to their young children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The data source for this secondary analysis was 30 interviews with 16 parents. Three themes were identified: normalization, parental perception of child vulnerability, and optimistic appraisal. Parents engaged in a balancing act between worrying about their children's vulnerability and marveling at their children's survival, using normalization as a coping strategy. Nurses can collaborate with parents to determine strategies to restore a sense of normalcy to simultaneously promote child independence and parent well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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