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Uncertainty of Parents With Children Undergoing Herniorrhaphy

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  • Kai-Wei K. Wang
  • I-Hung Chen
  • Marcelo Chen

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This study reports the association between parental uncertainty and characteristics of 123 parent–child dyads prior to the child’s herniorrhaphy. A cross-sectional study design and Mishel’s Parents’ Perception of Uncertainty Scale (PPUS) were used. Parent participants were married (98%), had a university degree (45%), identified with a religion (77%), and worked (69%). More boys (76%) than girls (23%) underwent herniorrhaphy (average age = 2.26 years); 60% were the first-born child and 25% were premature. More children presented with unilateral (63.4%; right = 44.7%, left = 18.7%) than bilateral (36.6%) hernias and most were primary (98%). Overall uncertainty was perceived as moderate and ambiguity had the highest score. Religion, birth order (first child), and hernia site (bilateral) explained 20.6% of total variance of uncertainty. Providing information about postoperative symptom and pain management is important for all parents, particularly for parents identified with a religion and whose first-born child had bilateral hernias.

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  • Kai-Wei K. Wang & I-Hung Chen & Marcelo Chen, 2018. "Uncertainty of Parents With Children Undergoing Herniorrhaphy," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 27(3), pages 343-363, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:27:y:2018:i:3:p:343-363
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773816676942
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