title: Becoming the Parent of a Child With Life-Threatening Food Allergies.
abstract: Food induced anaphylaxis (FIA) is a serious medical event and managing it can place tremendous mental, emotional and financial burdens on parents of children with FIA. Using grounded theory methods, the experiences of parents caring for a child with FIA and the adjustments and strategies used to effectively manage a child's diagnosis were examined. Findings revealed once a child is diagnosed with FIA, parental competency is often severely challenged, calling into question parents' ability to succeed in the parenting role. To regain parental competency, parents engage in a 3 phase process to learn how to parent a child with FIA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care Environments and Systems, University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville, FL. Electronic address: sbroome1@ju.edu.
authors.forename: Susan Brantlee
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Broome
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Wilmington, School of Nursing, Wilmington, NC.
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care Environments and Systems, University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville, FL.
authors.forename: Christa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Anaphylaxis; Chronic illness; Competence; Family; Grounded theory; Life-threatening childhood food allergies; Parenting; Qualitative methods