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ABSTRACT: Aim
To describe child health care nurses' experiences of teaching infant massage in parent groups.Design
This was an exploratory-descriptive qualitative study based on individual interviews.Method
Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with child health care nurses (N = 9) according to the COREQ guidelines and analyzed with qualitative content analysis.Results
Five categories were identified: (1) Infant massage can promote attachment between parents/guardians and their children; (2) Infant massage can have a calming impact; (3) Stress and lack of time can be challenging; (4) The composition of parent groups can be important and (5) The child health care nurse can observe parents'/guardians' relationships with their children. Child health care nurses are uniquely familiar with infant massage and the benefits it provides both parents/guardians and their infants. Specifically, infant massage has a calming effect that reduces stress and strengthens the relationship between infants and their parents/guardians.Patient or public contribution
Child health care nurses were interviewed.
SUBMITTER: Isaksson JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10006580 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Isaksson Josefin A JA Hedov Gerth G Garmy Pernilla P
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<h4>Aim</h4>To describe child health care nurses' experiences of teaching infant massage in parent groups.<h4>Design</h4>This was an exploratory-descriptive qualitative study based on individual interviews.<h4>Method</h4>Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with child health care nurses (N = 9) according to the COREQ guidelines and analyzed with qualitative content analysis.<h4>Results</h4>Five categories were identified: (1) Infant massage can promote attachment between parents ...[more]