Study Background & Rationale
This was the primary goal of Mu & Chang’s (2010) study on children with epilepsy.
What is to evaluate the effectiveness of a resiliency-enhancing program designed to reduce family boundary ambiguity?
- does participation in the intervention program reduce family boundary ambiguity?
- does participation in the intervention program decrease maternal depression?
Of the 7 domains determined within the Parental Needs Checklist, which do you think might be the most impactful for supporting family boundary ambiguity?
Choose from: (illness-related info, daily life, parental coping, parental competence, family interaction with society, child's self-care at school, and social resource info)
The study found that the intervention significantly impacted what?
family boundary ambiguity levels and maternal depression levels
What were the main design components of this study?
What is a pre-test, post-test, one group, quasi-experimental design?
How was the Checklist of Parental Needs developed within this study?
What is: During phase 1 of the program, 6 mothers were invited to share their caring experience regarding enhancing their family boundary ambiguity. Narrative data was transcribed and analyzed, leading to 7 domains (illness-related info, daily life, parental coping, parental competence, family interaction with society, child's self-care at school, and social resource info)
As resiliency increased through education and conversation, this family dynamic measure decreased
What is family boundary ambiguity?
How might altering a family identity (particularly one who has a child with epilepsy) help them become more resilient?
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What did each phase of the intervention program entail?
1) Development & Implementation of a Parental Needs Checklist and a Parental Education Information Handbook
2) Family assessment, reconstruction of the meaning of their experiences and needs, educational dialogue
3) Outcome evaluations were carried out
What are your thoughts on the 60- or 90-minute nurse interviews that were conducted with participants and families, from a phenomenological lens? Do you feel that these were effective?
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How might a nurse or practitioner assess and address boundary ambiguity during care planning for a child with a chronic illness?
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Why do you think fathers (or other caregivers within the family) weren't included within this study's sample?
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Name a methodological issue or concern that arose for you within this study.
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Do you feel the BDI (Beck Depression Inventory) and Boundary Ambiguity Scale for Children with Illness were appropriate choices of measures for this study? Why or why not?
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In what ways could the findings from this study inform future nursing interventions for other chronic pediatric conditions?
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