TY - JOUR
T1 - Puerto Rican Families' Experiences of Asthma and Use of the Emergency Department for Asthma Care
AU - Coffey, Jean
AU - Cloutier, Michelle
AU - Meadows-Oliver, Mikki
AU - Terrazos, Carlos
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - Puerto Ricans have been found to have higher asthma prevalence rates than non-Hispanic whites, blacks, and all other Hispanic subgroups. They also have the highest rates of emergency department (ED) use for the management of their asthma. Using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach, the aim of this study was to describe the lived experience of Puerto Rican families caring for their child's asthma and using the ED for asthma care. Six themes were generated from in-depth interviews with 10 Puerto-Rican caregivers: (1) The Folklore of Asthma, (2) Culture and the Medicine Woman, (3) In Awe of Asthma, (4) Praying to God, (5) The Decision-Time to Go, and (6) The ED Environment. The findings emphasize the necessity of establishing and maintaining a therapeutic partnership between primary care providers and families of children with asthma. The results may be used as a foundation for understanding motivations for seeking asthma care in the ED.
AB - Puerto Ricans have been found to have higher asthma prevalence rates than non-Hispanic whites, blacks, and all other Hispanic subgroups. They also have the highest rates of emergency department (ED) use for the management of their asthma. Using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach, the aim of this study was to describe the lived experience of Puerto Rican families caring for their child's asthma and using the ED for asthma care. Six themes were generated from in-depth interviews with 10 Puerto-Rican caregivers: (1) The Folklore of Asthma, (2) Culture and the Medicine Woman, (3) In Awe of Asthma, (4) Praying to God, (5) The Decision-Time to Go, and (6) The ED Environment. The findings emphasize the necessity of establishing and maintaining a therapeutic partnership between primary care providers and families of children with asthma. The results may be used as a foundation for understanding motivations for seeking asthma care in the ED.
KW - Asthma
KW - Emergency department
KW - Qualitative research
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2011.01.006
DO - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2011.01.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 22920777
AN - SCOPUS:84865441279
SN - 0891-5245
VL - 26
SP - 356
EP - 363
JO - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
JF - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
IS - 5
ER -