Abstract
Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD is a common behavioral problem among children in the world as in Jordan. However, Children with ADHD were significantly less likely to have appropriate health care services when they need health care. Thus, phenomenological study is important and needed as a gap exists in the literature concerning the health care experiences and needs of children with ADHD from the parents’ perspective. Accordingly, this study will conduct to gain an in-depth understanding of the healthcare experiences and needs of children with ADHD. Aim: The aim of the current qualitative study is to explore and describe the health care experiences and health care needs of children with ADHD from their mothers’ perspectives within the context of the phenomenological approach. Study Method: Descriptive phenomenological research design. Semi-structured interview will be conducted with the mothers of children with ADHD who will be recruited purposefully from special Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders Medical Clinics in order to ensure and to confirm the diagnosis from the specialist there. Data will be transcribed, managed and analyzed using descriptive, phenomenological analysis. The Jordan University Ethics Committee approved the study. Discussion: The findings of this study will make an original contribution to our knowledge about the health care experiences and health care needs of children with ADHD from their mothers’ perspectives within the context of the phenomenological approach, in order to help health care providers in general, and nurses, in particular, to provide optimal health care services for children with ADHD that address the children physical and mental health care needs of the highest priority from mothers’ perspectives.
Highlights
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a pattern of hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity [1]
The findings of this study will make an original contribution to our knowledge about the health care experiences and health care needs of children with ADHD from their mothers’ perspectives within the context of the phenomenological approach, in order to help health care providers in general, and nurses, in particular, to provide optimal health care services for children with ADHD that address the children physical and mental health care needs of the highest priority from mothers’ perspectives
The descriptive phenomenology approach developed by Husserl will be used to explore the health care experiences and needs of children with ADHD from their mothers’ perspectives
Summary
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a pattern of hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity [1]. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD is a common behavioral problem among children in the world as in Jordan. Phenomenological study is important and needed as a gap exists in the literature concerning the health care experiences and needs of children with ADHD from the parents’ perspective. Aim: The aim of the current qualitative study is to explore and describe the health care experiences and health care needs of children with ADHD from their mothers’ perspectives within the context of the phenomenological approach. Semi-structured interview will be conducted with the mothers of children with ADHD who will be recruited purposefully from special Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders Medical Clinics in order to ensure and to confirm the diagnosis from the specialist there.
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