Author/Authors :
Borimnejad Leili نويسنده Department of Nursery, Center of nursing research, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran , Rassouli Maryam نويسنده School of Nursing and and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Alavimajd Hamid نويسنده Department of Biostatistics, Para-Medical Faculty , Nikfarid Lida نويسنده Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
[Objectives]This study aimed to find nursing diagnoses for non-physical health problems in mothers of children with cancer through a directed (deductive) qualitative content analysis of interviews with them.[Methods]In this qualitative study, eight mothers of children with cancer were interviewed, their problem list was matched with defining characteristics of each nursing diagnosis in non-physical domains of NANDA I taxonomy II, so that they were assigned in pre-determined subcategories and categories.[Results]Results showed some common health problems in domains of self-perception, role relationship, coping stress tolerance, life principles and perception/cognition.[Conclusions]Qualitative approach for assessment of mothers of children with cancer can help to find their health problems in non-physical domains, which is important to be included in the holistic family centered care plan of these children and their families.
