The parents’ caring experience of children with H1N1

• Main Authors: Yi-Fei Su, 蘇怡妃
• Other Authors: Chueh Chang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/55328308001532648337

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 健康政策與管理研究所 === 99 === Background：The H1N1 influenza virus first appeared in Mexico and the United States in March and April 2009. The outbreak of H1N1 rapidly spread worldwide and become a pandemic. At the peak of H1N1 in Taiwan, it caused resulted of the temporally shutting down of almost two thousands classes. During these infected children was in voluntary home quarantine protocol, what support did parents need as as family caregiver? As a public health professional, these are the areas that we have to concern and to understand. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the coping experience and caring needs of parents having to take care of there children with H1N1. Methods: This is a qualitative research, using semi-structural interview guide and in-depth interview method to collect data. Purposive sampling was used to recruit twenty parents in the study. The criteria of the participants were the parents who took care of their children with H1N1 that were in voluntary home quarantine protocol during 2009 to February 2010. Results: The experiences of the disease management include four parts: (1) the strategy and need for the care of the disease: including self worries to take care of children’s physical discomfort. The coping strategies included the usage of the medication, monitoring the children’s health, practicing supportive caring strategies, and seeking consults from others. (2) Prevent others from contracting H1N1: especially the spreading of H1N1 to other family members. The coping strategies included quarantine, sanitary, and good personal hygiene. (3) The life coping of children in the voluntary home quarantine protocol: including preparing three meals, the issues of children’s academy and recreational activities, and income loss due to parents have to leave from work place during the period. (4) The change of interpersonal relationships: the coping strategies included keeping secretes, covering up and stay away from stressors for the time being. The needs and expectations of caregiver for children with acutely contagious disease including five parts: family life, information, health care systems, job support and the epidemic condition in school. Conclusion and suggestion: Parents play multiple roles when caring children with H1N1, and thus raise needs. When having to face influenza or similar disease outbreak again in the future, these needs can provide as a reference for the government to offer proper services for parents.