Parental role conflict: the nursing diagnosis in mothers of hospitalized newborns

Authors

  • Elenice Valentim Carmona Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas; Faculdade de Enfermagem
  • Ianê Nogueira do Vale Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas; Faculdade de Enfermagem
  • Conceição Vieira da Silva Ohara Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Escola Paulista de Enfermagem
  • Ana Cristina Freitas de Vilhena Abrão Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Escola Paulista de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000200014

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To verify if mothers of newborns hospitalized recognize the defining characteristics of "parental role conflict" as representative of that experience. METHODS: A cross-sectional and descriptive study, developed in a neonatal unit of a public teaching hospital in the state of São Paulo. The sample consisted of 100 women who assigned scores of 1 to 5 to the defining characteristics of the diagnosis, where 1 meant "not at all characteristic" and 5 meant "completely characteristic of what I am experiencing." RESULT: Of the total sample, 96 women self-identified with the diagnosis. The most prevalent defining characteristics were: "anxiety," "mother expresses concern(s) in relation to changes in maternal role"; "verbalizes feelings of frustration," "reports concern about family" and "fear". Women who were with their children less often during hospitalization had a higher number of defining characteristics. CONCLUSION: There was a high prevalence of the defining characteristics of the studied diagnosis, suggesting the relevance of the topic and the need for further studies to be developed in the neonatal unit.

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Published

2013-04-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2013)

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How to Cite

Carmona, E. V., Vale, I. N. do, Ohara, C. V. da S., & Abrão, A. C. F. de V. (2013). Parental role conflict: the nursing diagnosis in mothers of hospitalized newborns . Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 21(2), 571-578. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000200014