| Support like a walking stick: parent-buddy matching for language and culture in the NICU. | |
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PMID: 21520682 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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PURPOSE: (1) To explore the experience of non-English-speaking mothers with preterm, very low birth weight (VLBW) infants (,1,500 g); and (2) to examine mothers' assessment of a peer support program matching them with linguistically and culturally similar parent-buddies. DESIGN: An exploratory, qualitative analysis based on grounded theory. SAMPLE: A convenience sample of eight mothers from four of the most prevalent non-English-speaking cultures (Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Tamil) in an urban Canadian-teaching hospital. MAIN OUTCOME VARIABLE: Non-Anglophone mothers' experience and support in the NICU. RESULTS: Study mothers experienced intense role disequilibrium during the unanticipated crisis of preterm birth of a VLBW infant; situational crises owing to the high-tech NI CU environment and their infant's condition; and developmental crises with feelings of loss, guilt, helplessness, and anxiety. Language barriers compounded the difficulties. Parent-buddies helped non-English-speaking mothers mobilize their strengths. Culture and language are important determinants of service satisfaction for non-English-speaking mothers. Linguistically congruent parent-to-parent matching increases access to service. |
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Frida Ardal; Joanne Sulman; Esme Fuller-Thomson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Neonatal network : NN Volume: 30 ISSN: 1539-2880 ISO Abbreviation: Neonatal Netw Publication Date: 2011 Mar-Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-04-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8503921 Medline TA: Neonatal Netw Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 89-98 Citation Subset: N |
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Department of Social Work, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada. |
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