Abstract
Objective: This study intends to know the emotional impact and explore the experience experienced by parents when notified of their child’s admission to a PPCU. Also, detect which strategies used by professionals helped them and which ones did not.
Method: Qualitative study of interpretative phenomenological design. 10 pro-genitors of children admitted to the PPCU of Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, Barce-lona, aged: 41-52 years old.
Results: 4 main themes emerged: impact; lack of information; space and time to integrate the news; knowledge of the team / therapeutic alliances, the impact being the most recurrent.
Conclusions: Having information about PPCU, the adequate space and time to assimilate the news, establish a relationship of trust and the possibility of an early intervention were shown as key elements to reduce the emotional impact. This study could become a valid tool to create training programs for professionals involved in the process and improve the quality of care in the future.
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