Internet has become an important part of the daily life of adolescents. Easy access to internet and its social appeal among adolescent males render them at an increased risk of internet addiction and the associated adverse physical and psychosocial effects. We conducted a qualitative study using a phenomenological approach. A purposive sample of nine male adolescents was recruited in West Java, Indonesia. Semistructured interviews were conducted until data saturation was achieved. Data were subjected to thematic analysis. We identified four main themes from the experiences of adolescents with internet addition: reasons for internet addiction, unmet social need without the internet, effects of internet addiction, and self-control over internet usage. Internet addiction among male adolescents is a major public health problem that should be addressed. The findings of this study may be useful for health professionals and families to help male adolescents manage their internet addiction.
Grounded theory has been utilized in nursing research in order to develop theory from data. Since there are three approaches in the grounded theory methodology that consist of Classic grounded theory, Straussian grounded theory, and Constructivist grounded theory, thus understanding about perspective of each approach is needed. Those approaches have different points of views regarding the philosophical position, role of literature review, and coding process in data analysis. This review provides an understanding about the grounded theory approaches for researchers particularly the novice researchers, and selects an appropriate approach in their study.
1 November 2023 in Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Background: The incidence of chronic diseases in children is increasing worldwide, which can disrupt the quality of life. Family empowerment (FE) is one approach to strengthen family care among children with chronic diseases. In addition, internet has the potential in healthcare service interventions for families. Purpose: This study aimed to determine the efficacy of internet-based family empowerment interventions among children with chronic diseases. Methods: The study used a mixed-methods systematic review. A literature review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines using the PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and CINAHL databases. We used the PCC framework: chronic diseases (Population), family empowerment (Concept), and internet-based intervention (Context). Studies were eligible if published between 2013 and 2023, full-text, original study design, and focused on family empowerment in children with chronic diseases. Studies would be excluded if they were not in English or if the population was adults. The quality of the studies was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) version 2018. The study analysis used Sequential Explanatory Synthesis, which is a quantitative study (QUAN) synthesis followed by a qualitative study (QUAL) synthesis, then integrated using the QUAL data transformation technique. Results: We highlight the quantitative study findings that an internet-based family empowerment intervention positively impacted family members’ ability to care for children with chronic diseases with a mean Family Empowerment Scale (FES) total score of 4.13. We analyzed six study and identified four themes regarding efficacy of internet-based interventions in empowering families with children with chronic diseases: knowledge; availability of resources and time-saving; connectedness and communication; and family management and self-confidence. Conclusion: Our study highlights that online-based interventions in family empowerment positively impact enhancing all domains of empowerment. This findings suggest that internet-based family interventions need to be adopted to fulfill the care needs of children with chronic diseases sustainably.
13 August 2019 in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
The term pain in neonates is emerged in recent decades. However, studies on pain in neonates are still limited and have various indicators. In addition, the term pain still often overlaps with stress in various studies and clinical circumstances. The concepts of pain and stress in the neonates need to be clarified to be better understood and then applied to improve neonates' quality of life. Therefore, the current study aimed at clarifying the concept of pain in neonates. The current study employed the concept analysis approach developed by Walker and Avant. The authors reviewed articles from JSTOR, ScienceDirect, Proquest, Sage, Cochrane, and Springer databases from 1980 to 2016 using keywords pain, stress, neonatal, neonates, and quality of life. Pain had attributes such as tissue damage, physiological changes, metabolic changes, and behavioral changes. Stress had attributes such as physiological changes, metabolic changes, and behavioral changes. Attributes of pain and stress have similarities and differences. The main difference is the stimulus that induces a response. Pain has an attribute of tissue damage, whereas stress is not always due to tissue damage. The attributes of physical, metabolic, and behavioral changes between pain and stress are similar.
1 July 2019 in International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Children living in tuberculosis households need protection. However, families need to be engaged to prevent tuberculosis transmission to children. This study aimed to analyze the details of "moving from fear to realization," which is one category of a substantive theory of family engagement in tuberculosis prevention in children. Fourteen family caregivers participated as key informants after their families met the criteria. The participants were recruited at a lung clinic in West Java, Indonesia and followed up at their homes. The data were gathered using in-depth interviews and analyzed following the coding procedures of the Straussian grounded theory. "Moving from fear to realization" was the main category that emerged from the experiences of the Sundanese families to begin engaging in tuberculosis prevention in children living in tuberculosis households. It was composed of four sub-categories, namely, fear of tuberculosis, seeking information, following God's will, and awareness of tuberculosis transmission risks. This study showed how a family moves from fear to the realization of tuberculosis transmission risks. Its findings are useful for nurses to provide optimum care in order to prevent tuberculosis transmission to children with household contact by providing both education and counseling for families.