Zoning in on parents' needs: understanding parents' perspectives in order to provide person-centered care.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In order to develop a theoretical framework for person-centered care models for children with epilepsy and their parents, we conducted a qualitative study to explore and understand parents' needs, values, and preferences to ultimately reduce barriers that may be impeding parents from accessing and obtaining help for their children's co-occurring problems.

Methods

A qualitative grounded theory study design was utilized to understand parents' perspectives. The participants were 22 parents of children with epilepsy whose age ranged from 31 to 53 years. Interviews were conducted using open-ended semistructured questions to facilitate conversation. Transcripts were analyzed using grounded theory guidelines.

Results

In order to understand the different perspectives

SUBMITTER: Jones JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4180211 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature