Afraid of medical care school-aged children's narratives about medical fear

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Maria ForsnerAnna Söderberg

Abstract

Fear can be problematic for children who come into contact with medical care. This study aimed to illuminate the meaning of being afraid when in contact with medical care, as narrated by children 7-11 years old. Nine children participated in the study, which applied a phenomenological hermeneutic analysis methodology. The children experienced medical care as "being threatened by a monster," but the possibility of breaking this spell of fear was also mediated. The findings indicate the important role of being emotionally hurt in a child's fear to create, together with the child, an alternate narrative of overcoming this fear.

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Apr 16, 2014·Nursing Research and Practice·Stefan NilssonMaria Forsner
Jul 3, 2013·Journal of Child Health Care : for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community·Maria ForsnerViveca Lindh
Feb 21, 2013·Journal of Child Health Care : for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community·Veronica LambertMichele Glacken
Aug 28, 2015·Journal of Child Health Care : for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community·M ForsnerE Mörelius
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