Feelings of parents of children with medical complexity at elementary school enrollment

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  • 医療的ケアを必要とする子どもの小学校就学に伴う親の思い
  • イリョウテキ ケア オ ヒツヨウ ト スル コドモ ノ ショウガッコウ シュウガク ニ トモナウ オヤ ノ オモイ

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Abstract : This study aims to understand the feelings of parents of children with medical complexity when the children are to enroll in elementary school. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four parents of children with medical complexity who expressed consent to the study participation. The interview data were qualitatively and descriptively analyzed. The analysis identified the following categories: ‘thinking about the future of their own child’, ‘decision to fulfill the wishes of their child’, ‘expectation for the child to grow up with other children also after school age’, ‘feelings of obstruction that their children cannot go out from the home’, ‘feelings of difficulty in being unable to let their children go to school as wished’, and ‘preparedness to take steps with support from the people around them’. Parents thought about the future of their children and acted with determination to fulfill the wishes of the children. Further, the parents were emotionally supported by the presence of the children and other mothers from kindergarten and nursery school days who supported the parents in the endeavor to realize the wishes of elementary school enrollment for their children.

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    紀要 16 37-43, 2022-03-31

    名寄市立大学

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