The Lived Experience of Being a Mother of a Child with Severe Cerebral Palsy

 
 
 
 

The Lived Experience of Being a Mother of a Child with Severe Cerebral Palsy

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dc.contributor.advisor Robinson, Ph.D., Janet H. en_US
dc.contributor.author Moore, Linda A. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2008-07-10T16:35:45Z
dc.date.available 2008-07-10T16:35:45Z
dc.date.created 2005 en_US
dc.date.issued 2008-07-10T16:35:45Z
dc.identifier.uri http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1115224218 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/18031
dc.description This qualitative study describes the lived experience of five mothers who care for their child with severe cerebral palsy. The phenomenon was elicited utilizing Roy (Roy & Andrews, 1999) adaptation model of nursing as the theoretical framework and phenomenology implementing Colaizzi’s (1978) method of data analysis. The themes identified capture the collective experiences of these women. The study examines an altered mothering role that begins with the diagnosis of the child with severe cerebral palsy and the adaptation necessary to care for the child. It describes how the mothers bonded and communicated with their child. Mothers also described how they dealt with multiple burdens, adapted with and without support and the altered family relationships that resulted. There is a description of the intense emotional responses of these mothers to the experience, and the positive aspects of this parenting experience. en_US
dc.format application/pdf en_US
dc.format 125p. en_US
dc.rights unrestricted en_US
dc.rights Copyright and permissions information available at the source archive en_US
dc.title The Lived Experience of Being a Mother of a Child with Severe Cerebral Palsy en_US
dc.type Electronic Thesis or Dissertation en_US
dc.degree.name MS en_US
dc.degree.level masters en_US
dc.degree.discipline Nursing en_US
dc.degree.grantor University of Toledo Health Science Campus en_US
dc.contributor.publisher University of Toledo Health Science Campus / OhioLINK en_US

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