Experiences Of Mothers Of Infants Brought To The Pediatric Emergency Unit For Infantile Colic: A Qualitative Study

Authors : Selda Yüzer Alsaç, Mukaddes Demir Acar

Pages : 257-264

Doi:10.16899/jcm.1696591

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Publication Date : 2025-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective This study was conducted to determine the experiences of mothers of infants brought to the pediatric emergency unit due to infantile colic in Türkiye. Materials and Methods The study was conducted with a phenomenological design with 12 mothers whose babies younger than three months were diagnosed with infantile colic. The data were collected through one-on-one in-depth interview technique. The interviews were audio-recorded. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The data were evaluated by using qualitative content analysis method. Results It was found that the mean age of the infants was 1.47±0.82 months and 41.7% of the babies were 1-2 months old. All of the mothers stated that they had problems in many issues related with the excessive crying of their babies. As a result of the content analysis, three main themes (being the mother of a crying baby, physical care and psychosocial adjustment) were determined in the study. Conclusion It was found that the mothers experience many problems such as helplessness, psychological problems such as guilt, and inability to do daily living activities due to excessive crying. Apart from physical care, it is recommended to be aware of the needs of parents in psychosocial aspects and to evaluate them holistically and to include them in the nursing process.
Keywords : infantil kolik, anne, ağlamak, deneyim, acil ünitesi

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