The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) has been described as a stressful place for parents of critically ill children. Research to date has examined parents’ needs and stressors with a child in PICU. There is a paucity of research examining the experience for parents of a child who is transferred from the PICU to the hospital ward. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 10 parents within 24-48 hours after transfer from a PICU to a hospital ward at a children’s hospital in Canada to understand this experience. Parents revealed that the experience involved a search for comfort through transitions as expressed through the themes of: ‘being a parent with a critically ill child is exhausting’, ‘being kept in the know’, ‘feeling supported by others’, and ‘being transferred’. The findings from this study can help nurses and other health professionals working with parents to support them through the transition from PICU. Recommendations are made for the inclusion of family-centered care practices to assist parents through transitions.

The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) has been described as a stressful place for parents of critically ill children. Research to date has examined parents’ needs and stressors with a child in PICU. There is a paucity of research examining the experience for parents of a child who is transferred from the PICU to the hospital ward. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 10 parents within 24-48 hours after transfer from a PICU to a hospital ward at a children’s hospital in Canada to understand this experience. Parents revealed that the experience involved a search for comfort through transitions as expressed through the themes of: ‘being a parent with a critically ill child is exhausting’, ‘being kept in the know’, ‘feeling supported by others’, and ‘being transferred’. The findings from this study can help nurses and other health professionals working with parents to support them through the transition from PICU. Recommendations are made for the inclusion of family-centered care practices to assist parents through transitions.

The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) has been described as a stressful place for parents of critically ill children. Research to date has examined parents’ needs and stressors with a child in PICU. There is a paucity of research examining the experience for parents of a child who is transferred from the PICU to the hospital ward. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 10 parents within 24-48 hours after transfer from a PICU to a hospital ward at a children’s hospital in Canada to understand this experience. Parents revealed that the experience involved a search for comfort through transitions as expressed through the themes of: ‘being a parent with a critically ill child is exhausting’, ‘being kept in the know’, ‘feeling supported by others’, and ‘being transferred’. The findings from this study can help nurses and other health professionals working with parents to support them through the transition from PICU. Recommendations are made for the inclusion of family-centered care practices to assist parents through transitions.

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Background: Each year approximately 700 children are affected by type 1 diabetes in Sweden. This chronic disease has an impact on the whole family but especially the parents who have the responsibility as a caregiver. Parents are therefore in need of support from friends and family as well as help from the nurse to deal with the situation. The nurse can provide support with a family focused care and will therefore include the whole family and use their strengths and resources. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe parents' experience of living with a child with type 1 diabetes. Method: The method used was a literature study with the aim to contribute to evidence based care with an analysis based on qualitative research. Ten scientific articles were analyzed. Three themes and seven subthemes emerged. Results: Three main themes and seven subthemes emerged during the analysis that responded to parents' experience living with a child with type 1 diabetes. The main themes were the stress that parents are exposed to, need of help and the unique community. Conclusion: Parents experienced a change in everyday life for the whole family. Therefore, the nurse needs to be responsive and adapt the nursing care to the parents, so they can support the child in a better way. / Studien beskriver föräldrars upplevelser av att leva med ett barn med typ 1 diabetes. Typ 1 diabetes är den mest förekommande autoimmuna sjukdomen hos barn i hela världen. Sjukdomen innebär att kroppen har slutat producera hormonet insulin, vilket medför en förhöjd blodsockernivå som kan leda till komplikationer. Studiens resultat baseras på tio vetenskapliga artiklar. Dessa söktes fram via två databaser. Genom analys och sammanställning av artiklarna framkom en beskrivning av föräldrarnas upplevelser. Detta redovisas som teman och subteman i resultatet. I resultatet beskrivs föräldrarnas omställning från att leva med ett friskt barn till att leva med ett barn med kronisk sjukdom och vilka känslor som uppstår vid bearbetningen samt det förändrade föräldraansvaret. Resultatet beskriver också de förhållanden som underlättar föräldrarnas bearbetning. Resultatet lyfter även fram de krav och förväntningar som föräldrarna har på vårdpersonal och personer i omgivningen samt den saknade förståelsen från människor runt föräldrarna.  Typ 1 diabetes påverkar barnens rätt att vara som andra och relationen med andra barn. Även relationen mellan barnet och föräldrarna påverkas. Sjukdomen drabbar inte bara barnet utan hela familjen. Sjuksköterskan är ansvarig för att ge familjen en god familjefokuserad vård och för att ge individanpassat stöd till föräldrarna i den förändrade livssituationen. Denna studie kan ge sjuksköterskor mer kännedom om vilka omvårdnadsbehov som föräldrarna har.

Bakgrund: Förekomsten av depression hos ungdomar ökar. Forskning pekar på att enstor del av vårdandet av ungdomar med depression utförs av föräldrarna i hemmet, detär därför av stor vikt att stötta och underlätta för dessa föräldrar. Kunskaper kringföräldrars upplevelser möjliggör för sjuksköterskan att möta föräldrar i den situationde tillsammans med sitt barn befinner sig. Syfte: Att undersöka föräldrarserfarenheter av att ha en ungdom med depression. Metod: Studien utfördes som enallmän litteraturöversikt. Vetenskapliga artiklar identifierades genom en struktureradlitteratursökning för att sedan granskas och sammanställas. Resultat: Ilitteraturstudiens resultat framträdde följande teman: (i) Depressionens påverkan påfamiljen, (ii) Föräldrars kunskap och förståelse av ungdomarnas depression, (iii)Skuld och förnekelse relaterat till ungdomarnas depression, (iv), Behovet av stödrelaterat till ungdomarnas depression. Konklusion: Kunskapsbristen hos föräldrar tillungdomar med depression är stor. Denna brist på kunskap bidrar till att ungdomar ivissa fall inte får den hjälp de behöver. Även betydelsen av stöd och uppbackning frånsjukvårdens sida till de föräldrar som har ett barn med depression visar sig varaväsentlig för föräldrarna, föräldrarna upplever dock att stödet i många fall inte är tillräckligt. / Background: The occurence of depression in adolescents is increasing. Since researchsuggests that a large part of the care of young people with depression is carried out byparents at home, it is of great importance to support and facilitate for these parents.Knowledge of parents' experiences enables the nurse to meet parents and their child intheir current lived situation. Aim: To examine parents' experiences of having anadolescent with depression. Method: The study was conducted as a general literaturereview. Scientific articles were identified through a structured literature search and thenreviewed and compiled. Result: The results of the literature study revealed thefollowing themes: (i) The impact of depression on the family, (ii) Parents' knowledgeand understanding of adolescent’s depression, (iii) Guilt and denial related toadolescent’s depression, (iv), The need for support related to adolescent’s depression.Conclusion: The literature study shows that the lack of knowledge among parents ofadolescents with depression is high. This lack of knowledge contributes to adolescentsnot getting the help they need. The importance of health service support proves to beessential for parents, however many parents feel that the support is not sufficient.

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