A meta-Ethnography on Parents' Experiences of the Internet As a Source of Health Information.

IF 2.2 Q1 NURSING
Global Qualitative Nursing Research Pub Date : 2024-07-30 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1177/23333936241259246
Thale Strand, Thomas Westergren
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Abstract

The Internet is increasingly being used as a health information resource. This meta-ethnography aimed to synthesize the literature on how parents of children aged below 5 years' experienced using the Internet for health information purposes. We employed an interpretive meta-synthesis approach-meta-ethnography-according to Noblit & Hare's seven phases. A total of 22 articles met the inclusion criteria, representing four continents and with 650 participants, mainly mothers. We analysed and synthesized the primary studies into the following lines-of-argument synthesis representing a novel conceptual understanding of the phenomenon: Parents experience the Internet as "A cyber partner for child caring" being a 24/7 available "go-to" among other confined sources. Parents find ways of "patching together" trustworthy information in solicitude for their child's health while navigating between trust and anxiety. They relate online and share their experiences and secrets without being rejected. Clinicians and parents may benefit from "partnering" with this resource.

关于父母将互联网作为健康信息来源的体验的元人类学研究。
互联网越来越多地被用作健康信息资源。本元人种学研究旨在综合有关 5 岁以下儿童的父母如何利用互联网获取健康信息的文献。根据 Noblit & Hare 的七个阶段,我们采用了一种解释性元综合方法--元人种学。共有 22 篇文章符合纳入标准,它们来自四大洲,有 650 名参与者,主要是母亲。我们对主要研究进行了分析和归纳,形成了以下论点综述,代表了对这一现象的新概念理解:父母将互联网视为 "照顾孩子的网络伙伴",是其他有限资源中全天候可用的 "必备资源"。家长们在信任与焦虑之间游刃有余,找到了 "拼凑 "可信信息的方法,以关心孩子的健康。他们在网上建立联系,分享自己的经验和秘密,而不会遭到拒绝。临床医生和家长可以从与这一资源的 "合作 "中获益。
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CiteScore
2.90
自引率
5.90%
发文量
41
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍: Global Qualitative Nursing Research (GQNR) is a ground breaking, international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal focusing on qualitative research in fields relevant to nursing and other health professionals world-wide. The journal specializes in topics related to nursing practice, responses to health and illness, health promotion, and health care delivery. GQNR will publish research articles using qualitative methods and qualitatively-driven mixed-method designs as well as meta-syntheses and articles focused on methodological development. Special sections include Ethics, Methodological Development, Advancing Theory/Metasynthesis, Establishing Evidence, and Application to Practice.
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