“Trying to Be a Good Parent” As Defined By Interviews With Parents Who Made Phase I, Terminal Care, and Resuscitation Decisions for Their Children | Synapse
October 5, 2009Open Access
“Trying to Be a Good Parent” As Defined By Interviews With Parents Who Made Phase I, Terminal Care, and Resuscitation Decisions for Their Children
Key Points
This research aims to explore how parents define the concept of being a good parent in challenging medical situations.
Qualitative interviews conducted with parents making Phase I, terminal care, and resuscitation decisions for their children.
Analysis of parental perspectives and strategies associated with their understanding of good parenting.
Parents expressed various definitions and strategies for fulfilling the role of a good parent in critical care settings.
Many parents reported finding comfort in their decision-making process, aligning their actions with their definitions of good parenting.
Abstract
The definition and the strategies may be used to guide clinicians in helping parents fulfill the good parent role and take comfort afterward in having acted as a good parent.