Identifying OT Practice Areas for Improving End-of-Life Health Care Experience From Narrative Responses to Bereaved Family Surveys

Doulas have fundamentally improved the health-care experience of pregnant women internationally. Women who recognize the importance of not being alone during pregnancy have embraced this role for centuries. However, less is known about doulas practicing in countries experiencing health inequities like Colombia. Miller's methodology and Atkinson's interview domain was used to answer the question “What life experiences led a Colombian woman to become a doula?” A central theme emerged, “A calling from within: Growing up to accompany the transition from woman to mother.” The path to becoming a doula evolved from life experiences involving health inequities, and a sense of femininity, maternity, and the women's role in rural Colombia.

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A Qualitative Study Examining The Health Care Experience of Pregnant and Parenting Youth in a Community Sample

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology ◽

10.1016/j.jpag.2015.02.037 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. e47

Author(s):

M.E. Harrison ◽

C. Clarkin ◽

S. Norris ◽

K. Worth ◽

K. Rohde

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Community Sample ◽

Care Experience ◽

Health Care Experience

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Transition of Chronically Ill Youth to Adult Health Care: Experience of Youth With Hemoglobinopathy

Journal of Pediatric Health Care ◽

10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.02.006 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 275-283 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Rosalind Bryant ◽

Anne Young ◽

Sandra Cesario ◽

Brenda Binder

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Chronically Ill ◽

Adult Health ◽

Care Experience ◽

Health Care Experience ◽

Adult Health Care

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Impact of training intervention on immunization providers’ knowledge and practice of routine immunization in Ibadan, South-western Nigeria: a primary health care experience

Pan African Medical Journal ◽

10.11604/pamj.2017.26.216.11545 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Victoria Bolanle Brown ◽

Oyeninhun Abimbola Oluwatosin ◽

Martins Olusola Ogundeji

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Routine Immunization ◽

Training Intervention ◽

Care Experience ◽

Health Care Experience ◽

Primary Health ◽

Knowledge And Practice

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Narratives and Embodied Knowing in the NICU

Neonatal Network The Journal of Neonatal Nursing ◽

10.1891/0730-0832.31.1.16 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 16-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Catherine Ringham

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Embodied Knowledge ◽

Complex Care ◽

Neonatal Nurses ◽

Care Experience ◽

Health Care Experience ◽

Ethical Decisions ◽

Embodied Knowing ◽

Everyday Work

The author draws on narratives as an illustration of embodied knowledge and argues for the importance of using embodied knowing to inform ethical decisions in the neonatal setting. Nurses have a unique perspective of the complex care associated with neonatal intensive care (NIC). NIC nurses listen to parent’s stories and share their own practice stories, leading to an intimate appreciation of a family’s particular response to their health care experience. These narratives can deepen understanding of how nurses go about doing their everyday work, describe experiences in everyday practice, and help the writer come to terms with traumatic events. Moreover, nurses’ narratives provide a voice, an expression of their embodied knowledge. By telling and listening to nurses’ stories, we can better understand how embodied knowledge supports families in crisis. The narratives in this article are examples of the challenges neonatal nurses face in using embodied knowing to enhance relationships with families. These narratives may help nurses to reflect on their practice and cultivate relationships with families in the NICU.

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