What Worries Parents When Their Preschool Children Are Acutely Ill, and Why: A Qualitative Study

February 17, 2021 Jeremiah Hendren

What Worries Parents When Their Preschool Children Are Acutely Ill, and Why: A Qualitative Study

Kai, Joe
British Medical Journal 313, no. 7063 (1996): 983-986
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.313.7063.983

Children under 5 years old form the largest proportion of reactive workload in primary care, with those from disadvantaged backgrounds having the highest contact rates and morbidity. Parents inevitably worry about their children when they are ill. Gaining an understanding of what parents worry about is important if parents' anxieties are to be addressed effectively and if relevant information and education is to be offered. Previous work has described the beliefs and behaviours of mothers with young children but has paid less attention to what provokes concern for parents when their children are acutely ill. In this study and the accompanying paper I sought to identify what worries parents when their children become acutely ill and to understand what motivates their concerns.

Joe Kai

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