ArticleJournal of advanced nursing2020
Experiences of parents who give pharmacological treatment to children with functional constipation at home.
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- Disruptions to safety and adaptations experienced by parents and caregivers who administered prescribed medicines to children at home: a systematic review using a framework synthesis.Frontiers in health services · 2026Pooled it
- Facilitators and barriers of adherence to rectal interventions by parents of young children with functional constipation: a qualitative study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- What is needed by parents of constipated infants and toddlers: A cross-sectional study in China.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Paediatrics: how to manage functional constipation.Drugs in context · 2021Review
- Experiences of parents who give pharmacological treatment to children with functional constipation at home.Journal of advanced nursing · 2020Article
- A Scoping Review of Non-Pharmacological Health Education Provided to Families of Children With Idiopathic Childhood Constipation Within Primary Health Care.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
aimThe aim was to explore the lived experiences of parents who give oral and rectal pharmacological treatment to their children with functional constipation at home.
designA phenomenological design with a reflective lifeworld research approach that describes phenomena as they are experienced by individuals.
methodsFrom January-May 2019, 15 interviews were conducted with parents of children with functional constipation with home-based oral and rectal treatment. Parents were recruited from three different healthcare levels. Open-ended questions were used starting from the description of a normal day with constipation treatment. Analyses were made with an open and reflective 'bridling' attitude.
findingsConstipation treatment causes parents to question their parental identity and what it means to be a good parent. Forced treatment makes them feel abusive and acting against their will as parents. There is a conflict between doubt and second thoughts about the treatment, the urge to treat based on the child's needs and encouragement from healthcare professionals to give treatment.
conclusionAs pharmacological constipation treatment can be experienced as challenging, it is important to help parents make an informed decision about how such treatment should be carried out at home. The findings reveal a medical treatment situation where parents hesitate and children resist, resulting in insecure parents who question their parental identity. IMPACT: The findings point to the importance of supporting parents in treatment situations. Healthcare providers need to treat children with constipation with greater focus and more prompt management to prevent these families from lingering longer than necessary in the healthcare system.
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