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Understanding Parental Experiences Through Their Narratives of Restitution, Chaos, and Quest

Understanding Parental Experiences Through Their Narratives of Restitution, Chaos, and Quest The purpose of this secondary analysis was to develop an enhanced understanding of the experiences of parents who have children in treatment for cancer. Data collected from 16 parents (12 mothers and 4 fathers) were analyzed using Frank’s dialogical narrative analysis. Findings demonstrated that parents’ experiences were represented in chaos, restitution, and quest narratives. Each of these narratives was only one instance of a very complex and changing parental experience that cannot be understood in isolation from the others. The holistic understanding provided by these findings contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of parental experiences of their child’s illness and highlights the need for health professionals to invite conversations about parents’ illness experience and attend to the specific narrative type parents are presenting to support them adequately. Additional research is required to develop supportive approaches for each narrative which takes into account the complexities of parents’ experiences. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Family Nursing SAGE

Understanding Parental Experiences Through Their Narratives of Restitution, Chaos, and Quest

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SAGE
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© The Author(s) 2014
ISSN
1074-8407
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1552-549X
DOI
10.1177/1074840714532716
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Abstract

The purpose of this secondary analysis was to develop an enhanced understanding of the experiences of parents who have children in treatment for cancer. Data collected from 16 parents (12 mothers and 4 fathers) were analyzed using Frank’s dialogical narrative analysis. Findings demonstrated that parents’ experiences were represented in chaos, restitution, and quest narratives. Each of these narratives was only one instance of a very complex and changing parental experience that cannot be understood in isolation from the others. The holistic understanding provided by these findings contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of parental experiences of their child’s illness and highlights the need for health professionals to invite conversations about parents’ illness experience and attend to the specific narrative type parents are presenting to support them adequately. Additional research is required to develop supportive approaches for each narrative which takes into account the complexities of parents’ experiences.

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Journal of Family Nursing – SAGE

Published: Aug 1, 2014

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