title: Experiences of Indonesian mother managing preschool children's acute abdominal pain in Taiwan.
abstract: The aim of this study was to understand the Indonesian mothers' experiences of managing preschool children's acute abdominal pain. The descriptive qualitative research design comprises semi-structured interviews with 11 Indonesian mothers. The qualitative content analysis revealed three themes, including (1) insight of abdominal pain, (2) "inheritance of the strategies for assessment of management for abdominal pain from the family of origin", (3) "obstacles and insights related to cultural differences". The results presented that pain management was affected by family, environment, cultural background and religious beliefs. Healthcare providers should provide culturally competent pain management care for the patients of difference nationalities.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Chiu-Lien
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH.
authors.forename: Chu-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Dong-Gu, Gwangju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Hung-Ru
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Shu-Yuan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C.. Electronic address: sufen@ntunhs.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Su-Fen
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D065246:Culturally Competent Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013624:Taiwan
keywords: Acute abdominal pain; Cross-cultural care; Pain management; Preschool children