Parents’ lived experience with epinephrine use during their child’s anaphylactic reaction: an interpretive phenomenology

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dc.contributor.authorChooniedass, Rishma
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeMartin, Donna (Nursing) Becker, Allan (Immunology)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorTemple, Beverley (Nursing)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-16T17:56:33Z
dc.date.available2016-11-16T17:56:33Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.degree.disciplineNursingen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Nursing (M.N.)en_US
dc.description.abstractChildren with life threatening food allergies live with the constant threat of a fatal reaction, and caregivers must always be prepared to treat with an epinephrine auto-injector (EAI). This interpretive phenomenological study explored parents’ perceptions and lived experiences with prescribed EAI use for their child. The purposive sample included 10 parents of five children under 12 years of age, diagnosed with a food allergy and prescribed with an EAI who recently experienced anaphylaxis. Eight main themes emerged: perception of anaphylaxis, life challenges, isolation, anxiety, hesitation, guilt, influence of health care, and lessons learned. Parents described multiple life challenges and feelings of isolation, anxiety and hesitation during a reaction that lead to subsequent guilt. Handling reactions correctly provided parents with confidence to treat subsequent reactions. Witnessing the effects of an EAI and receiving positive feedback from health care providers further strengthened their confidence to quickly and competently intervene in future reactions.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2017en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31930
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectFood allergyen_US
dc.subjectAnaphylaxisen_US
dc.subjectEpinephrineen_US
dc.subjectKnowlege translationen_US
dc.subjectKnowlege to Actionen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectAuto-injectoren_US
dc.titleParents’ lived experience with epinephrine use during their child’s anaphylactic reaction: an interpretive phenomenologyen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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