Experiences and needs of parents of adolescentes with self-harm behaviors during hospitalization

• Autor(a) principal: Trinco, Maria Edite de Miranda
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Santos, José Carlos Pereira dos, barbosa, António
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• DOI: 10.12707/RIV17008
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/info:doi:https://doi.org/10.12707/RIV17008
• topic: family; adolescent; self-injurious behavior; life change events; needs; Hospitalization

Background: The family is particularly designed to enable family members to achieve fulfillment, helping adolescents to grow in a synchronic harmony, since self-harm behaviors are more common at this stage of life, particularly among girls. Objectives: To identify the experiences/needs of parents of adolescents aged 13 to 18 years with self-harm behaviors and who were admitted to the emergency department of a pediatric hospital. Methodology: This is a qualitative, exploratory-descriptive study with a phenomenological approach, using a convenience sample composed of 38 parents. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and later analyzed following the content analysis technique. Results: Four categories emerged: Reaction to the news; Feelings/Emotions; Thoughts; and Needs. The Feelings/Emotions category is divided into two subcategories: Negative and Positive. Conclusion: Results showed that this situation causes mixed Feelings/Emotions in parents, who expressed the desire to talk to the nurse about what was happening, receive guidance on how to deal with their child, but, above all, not to feel criticized and stigmatized.