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1Associate Professor, Molde University College, Molde, Norway.
Insights
Children with asthma face challenges participating in daily life due to breathing difficulties. Understanding their experiences and providing support, including proper medication adherence, is crucial for enhancing their participation and well-being.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Respiratory Medicine
- Childhood Chronic Illness
- Qualitative Health Research
Background:
- Asthma is a prevalent chronic respiratory condition affecting children globally.
- Childhood asthma significantly impacts daily life and participation in activities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the lived experiences of children with asthma regarding their participation in everyday activities.
- To understand the challenges and facilitators influencing activity engagement in pediatric asthma.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative research design utilizing a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach.
- In-depth interviews conducted with four children aged 9-12 diagnosed with asthma.
Main Results:
- Key themes identified include 'heavy breathing stopping the body in motion' and 'help in everyday life and support to participate'.
- Subthemes highlight the impact of wheezing, breath-calming strategies, illness-related withdrawal, medication adherence, social understanding, and activity adaptation.
Conclusions:
- Children with asthma need education on medication importance and support systems for daily participation.
- Self-management, including adherence to asthma medication and body awareness, maximizes participation in everyday life.
- Findings inform nursing care strategies to improve the quality of life for children with asthma.
Background:
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood.
Aims:
This study explores the experiences of participating in everyday activities among children with asthma.
Methods:
The study employed a qualitative design and was grounded in a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach. The data were collected through in-depth interviews with four children aged 9-12 diagnosed with asthma.
Results:
One theme was 'heavy breathing stopping the body in motion', and subthemes were as follows: 'experiencing intrusive wheezing', 'calming one's breath to participate' and 'being sick and refraining from participating'. Another theme was 'help in everyday life and support to participate', and subthemes were as follows: 'taking the necessary asthma medicine', 'being understood and met as sick' and 'adapting one's leisure activities'.
Conclusions:
To participate in everyday activities, children with asthma require insight into and an understanding of the importance of taking asthma medicine as recommended. They also need help in everyday life and support to participate in everyday activities. Children taking care of their own illnesses and listening to their bodies provide them with the greatest degree of participation in activities in their everyday lives. These findings represent an important contribution to the understanding of nursing care for children with asthma.
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