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Childhood chronic-kidney-disease: A longitudinal-qualitative study of families learning to share management early in the trajectory
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Swallow, V and Lambert, H and Clarke, C and Campbell, SJ and Jacoby, A, Childhood chronic-kidney-disease: A longitudinal-qualitative study of families learning to share management early in the trajectory, Patient Education and Counseling: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Patient Education Researchers and Managers, 73, (2) pp. 354-362. ISSN 0738-3991 (2008) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.pec.2008.07.052
Abstract
Objective: To explore the ways families learn to share management during the early stages of childhood chronic-kidney-disease. Methods: This longitudinal, descriptive study based on the tenets of grounded theory, aimed to derive meaning about family-professional interactions during shared management. Data were obtained from six newly referred families, four renal nurses, four paediatric nephrologists and one dietician through: 36 semi-structured interviews, 21 case-note reviews and four child/parent learning diaries. Results: Three learning stages were identified: dependent (families' understanding was superficial, they lacked underlying knowledge and were totally reliant on professional guidance); co-dependent (families engaged competently in management but still required extensive guidance); independent (families communicated effectively with staff and competently adjusted management within professionally defined parameters). Five families actively shared management from early in the trajectory and progressed to independent learning when, by mutual agreement, professional input to management gradually decreased. The remaining family adopted a passive approach to management, did not progress to independent learning and remained reliant on professional input. Conclusions: Families in this study demonstrated three learning stages in becoming competent at management. Future research is needed to investigate the ways professionals promote family competence early in the trajectory and the factors that can facilitate or hinder families' progression to independent learning. © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Nursing |
| Research Field: | Nursing not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Provision of health and support services |
| Objective Field: | Nursing |
| UTAS Author: | Campbell, SJ (Professor Steven Campbell) |
| ID Code: | 83827 |
| Year Published: | 2008 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 30 |
| Deposited By: | Health Sciences B |
| Deposited On: | 2013-03-22 |
| Last Modified: | 2015-12-02 |
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