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AI InsightWe can state that women are more concerned about their children because of their own chronic diseases
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Abstract
Introduction: This paper investigated what challenges mothers with chronic illnesses experienced when feeding their children through PEG tubes and what coping strategies they implemented when those chal- lenges presented themselves. Materials and Methods: This was a qualitative study that adopted phenomenology as a research design. The sample consisted of nine mothers. Data were collected through focus group interviews and were analyzed using Colaizzi’s content analysis. Intercoder reliability was calculated using the formula proposed by Miles and Huberman. Results: Participants had a mean age of 31.2±4 years. The data were grouped under three categories, five main themes, and 14 subthemes. Participants expressed concern about the uncertainty of their situation and were afraid of losing their children. They also stated fear that there would be no one there for their children if something happened to them. PEG-related complications were infection, catheter dislodgement/ blockage, and hypergranulation. Conclusion: Participants used to go to the hospital when faced with problems in the early days, but then they came up with solutions. At first, they did not know anything about how to insert and use the PEG tube. They learned everything from their friends or the internet. We can state that women are more concerned about their children because of their own chronic diseases