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- Title
Nurses' perceptions on and experiences in conflict situations when caring for adolescents with anorexia nervosa: A qualitative study.
- Authors
Wu, Wan‐Ling; Chen, Shu‐Ling
- Abstract
Anorexia nervosa (AN), which primarily affects adolescent girls and young women, is characterized by excessive dieting, leading to severe weight loss and a pathological fear of becoming overweight, or unhealthy behaviours that hinder weight gain. Caring for patients who have AN is particularly challenging for nursing staff, who are on the front line and have the closest contact with patients. However, little is known about how nursing staff care for adolescent patients with AN in Taiwan. This study aimed to explore nurses' perceptions on and experiences in conflict situations in caring for adolescents with AN. A qualitative study approach was conducted. Through semi‐structured interviews, ten nursing staff from the paediatric ward at a university‐affiliated medical centre in central Taiwan shared their experiences. Recorded interviews were transcribed and analysed by content analysis. This analysis identified three themes with eight subthemes: (i) struggling to develop therapeutic relationships, (ii) selective focusing, and (iii) difficulty changing minds. The findings of this study indicated a need for ongoing support for nursing staff, the development of therapeutic relationships with adolescent patients with AN, extensive nursing staff preparation, and the development of in‐service training programs to enable nursing staff to care for these patients with greater understanding.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; PSYCHIATRIC nursing; RESEARCH; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; MEDICAL quality control; NURSES' attitudes; BODY weight; NURSING; WORK; CHILDREN'S hospitals; RESEARCH methodology; INTERVIEWING; DIET; COGNITION; CONFLICT (Psychology); QUALITATIVE research; COMPARATIVE studies; NURSE-patient relationships; EXPERIENTIAL learning; PEDIATRIC nursing; HOSPITAL nursing staff; ANOREXIA nervosa; JUDGMENT sampling; CONTENT analysis; THEMATIC analysis; EMOTIONS; HOSPITAL care of children; THERAPEUTIC alliance; BODY image; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2021, Vol 30, p1386
- ISSN
1445-8330
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/inm.12886