The lived experience of mothers in parenting their young children aged 0-3 years and their needs for home health care support
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Background: Young children from birth to three years old require more attention and special care than those older children as it is the life stage that requires adaptation to survive from various illnesses and risk factors. Therefore, it is a challenge for parents to keep their young children safe and healthy and to provide for appropriate growth and development.
Objectives: This research study aimed to gain insight into the lived experience of mothers in parenting their young children (0-3 years) and the support that mothers need for the child’s home health care.
Methods: The phenomenological qualitative research study, according to the Husserlian descriptive phenomenology method, was applied to gain insight into the phenomenon “The lived experience of mothers in parenting their young children aged 0-3 years and their needs for support in home health care.” The researchers collected data using in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 23 mothers in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The data were analyzed following the Colaizzi method.
Results: The research results illustrated the lived experience of mothers in parenting of young children aged 0-3 years into four themes, including 1) Love & caregiver, 2) Learner, 3) Support receiver, and 4) Challenge manager. In addition, the support mothers require for the child’s home health care were divided into 4 themes, including 1) Child health support 2) Financial support, 3) Psychological support, and 4) Babysitting support.
Conclusions: The research findings shed light on the lived experience of mothers in parenting their young children aged 0-3 years and their needs for support in home health care. There are some essential themes that health professionals could use to support parents in parenting their young children.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่น ในวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใด ๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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