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SynthesisEuropean journal of pediatrics2016

Parental views on otitis media: systematic review of qualitative studies.

Shingisai Chando, Christian Young, Jonathan C Craig, Hasantha Gunasekera, Allison Tong

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Synthesis in European journal of pediatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The socioemotional challenges and consequences for caregivers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with otitis media: A qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022
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  8. Panel 5: Impact of otitis media on quality of life and development.International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shingisai ChandoKids Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, 2145, Australia. shingisai.chando@sydney.edu.au.
Christian YoungKids Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, 2145, Australia.
Jonathan C CraigKids Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, 2145, Australia.
Hasantha GunasekeraDiscipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Allison TongKids Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, 2145, Australia.
Children's Hospital at Westmead · AUUniversity of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledThis study aims to describe parental experiences and perspectives of caring for a child with otitis media. We conducted a systematic review of qualitative studies on parental perspectives on caring for a child with otitis media. We searched electronic databases to July 2015. Seventeen studies involving 284 participants from six countries were included. We identified seven themes: diminishing competency (guilt over failure to identify symptoms, helpless and despairing, fear of complications, disempowered and dismissed); disrupting life schedules (disturbing sleep, interfering with work, burden on family); social isolation (stigma and judgement, sick consciousness); threatening normal development (delaying growth milestones, impairing interpersonal skills, impeding education); taking ownership (recognising symptoms, diagnostic closure, working the system, protecting against physical trauma, contingency planning); valuing support (needing respite, depending on community, clinician validation); and cherishing health (relief with treatment success, inspiring resilience).

conclusionThe additional medical responsibilities and anxieties of parents caring for a child with otitis media, often discounted by clinicians, can be disempowering and disruptive. Chronicity can raise doubt about treatment efficacy and parental competency, and fears regarding their child's development. Care that fosters parental confidence and addresses their concerns about the child's development may improve treatment outcomes for children with otitis media. WHAT IS KNOWN: • Otitis media is a leading cause of conductive hearing loss in children. • Parental perception of the treatment burden of otitis media can potentially affect their confidence and ability to care for their child. What is New: • We identified five themes to reflect parental perspectives: diminishing competency, disrupting life schedules, social isolation, threatening normal development, taking ownership, valuing support, and cherishing health. • Parents may perceive caring for a child with otitis media as disempowering and disruptive and with reoccurrence doubt treatment efficacy and their parental competency and develop fears regarding their child's development.

Indexed as

Attitude to HealthQuality of LifeAdultAnxietyChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolHearing Loss, ConductiveHumansOtitis MediaParentsQualitative ResearchHealth servicePaediatric practicePatient perspectiveQualitative research

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PMID27614962
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