A Qualitative Approach to Find Nursing Diagnoses for Non-Physical Health Problems in Mothers of Children with Cancer

This study aimed to find nursing diagnoses for non-physical health problems in mothers of children with cancer through a directed (deductive) qualitative content analysis of interviews with them.
In this qualitative study, eight mothers of children with cancer were interviewed, their problem list was matched with defining characteristics of each nursing diagnosis in non-physical domains of NANDA I taxonomy II, so that they were assigned in pre-determined subcategories and categories.
Results showed some common health problems in domains of self-perception, role relationship, coping stress tolerance, life principles and perception/cognition.
Qualitative approach for assessment of mothers of children with cancer can help to find their health problems in non-physical domains, which is important to be included in the holistic family centered care plan of these children and their families.