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ArticleJournal of patient experience2020

Parents Need More Support: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Australian Parents Who Are Waiting for Surgical Intervention for Their Children With Otitis Media.

Jacqueline H Stephens, Maree O'Keefe, Mark Schembri, Peter A Baghurst

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Article in Journal of patient experience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jacqueline H StephensDiscipline of Paediatrics, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7278-1374
Maree O'KeefeFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Mark SchembriEar, Nose and Throat Department, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Peter A BaghurstFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
The University of Adelaide · AUSouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute · AUWomen's and Children's Hospital · AU

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo explore the experiences, expectations, and motivations of parents/caregivers of children with otitis media who were booked to undergo tympanostomy tube insertion.

methodA cross-sectional cohort study was conducted using semistructured interviews with 39 parents. Interviews were conducted via telephone and analyzed for key themes.

resultsThree themes emerged that incorporated a range of subthemes: (1) the impact of the child's underlying condition on the family, (2) the cues and prompts that influenced parents to seek intervention, and (3) the parents' expectations of the health-care system. The child's otitis media disrupted the day-to-day functioning of the family and the child's well-being, but despite this, the families found ways to adapt and cope. Parents were influenced by their friends, family, and medical practitioners when making treatment decisions and had differing expectations of the health-care system.

conclusionParents need support during their child's illness to help with pressures placed on the family and also in making health-care decisions for their child. Clinicians should consider these issues when discussing treatment options with parents.

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childear healthotitis mediaqualitative research

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PMID33294607
PMCPMC7705822
OpenAlexW2981677315

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