Examining Empirical Evidence to Conceptualize the Family Anxiety Construct
Location
CSU Ballroom
Start Date
18-4-2016 2:00 PM
End Date
18-4-2016 3:30 PM
Student's Major
School of Nursing
Student's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Mentor's Name
Norma Krumwiede
Mentor's Department
School of Nursing
Mentor's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Description
Chronic illness is a family affair. Families struggle as they respond and attempt to adapt to the ever changing illness demands. These demands often lead to high levels of stress, uncertainty, and distress that results in anxiety. The purpose of this research was to conduct an integrative research review to examine the nursing construct of Family Anxiety and identify nursing actions that address the families experience throughout the chronic illness. Literature searches were conducted using the CINHAL and ProQuest data bases with the key terms of 'family anxiety', 'nursing actions', 'relationship strain', 'coping', and 'stress' that yielded 286 results from publications dated between 2005 - 2015; 16 studies met the inclusion criteria. The antecedents of Family Anxiety were 'relationship strain' and 'ineffective coping'. The Family Anxiety Construct encourages supporting family throughout the course of the chronic illness trajectory, maintaining normalcy in family life, and coping with the reality of the illness. Clinical practice nurses will be able to utilize this information to create nursing actions to address the anxiety experience for the family.
Examining Empirical Evidence to Conceptualize the Family Anxiety Construct
CSU Ballroom
Chronic illness is a family affair. Families struggle as they respond and attempt to adapt to the ever changing illness demands. These demands often lead to high levels of stress, uncertainty, and distress that results in anxiety. The purpose of this research was to conduct an integrative research review to examine the nursing construct of Family Anxiety and identify nursing actions that address the families experience throughout the chronic illness. Literature searches were conducted using the CINHAL and ProQuest data bases with the key terms of 'family anxiety', 'nursing actions', 'relationship strain', 'coping', and 'stress' that yielded 286 results from publications dated between 2005 - 2015; 16 studies met the inclusion criteria. The antecedents of Family Anxiety were 'relationship strain' and 'ineffective coping'. The Family Anxiety Construct encourages supporting family throughout the course of the chronic illness trajectory, maintaining normalcy in family life, and coping with the reality of the illness. Clinical practice nurses will be able to utilize this information to create nursing actions to address the anxiety experience for the family.
Recommended Citation
Irmiter, Mara. "Examining Empirical Evidence to Conceptualize the Family Anxiety Construct." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 18, 2016.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2016/poster-session-B/25
