A qualitative research on information needs of caregivers in children with severe hand, foot and mouth disease

Objective To study information needs of caregivers of children with severe hand, foot and mouth disease. Methods With phenomenological method in qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted on caregivers of 18 children with severe hand, foot and mouth disease. The NVivo10.0 software was used to supervise, excavate and seek data. The data were analyzed by Colaizzi analytical method. Results Three themes were extracted: diversified information needs, limited access to information, look forward to other access to information. Conclusions Caregivers of children with severe hand, foot and mouth disease hope to obtain accurate and varied disease information, nurses should comprehensively and timely increase various sources of information so as to meet their needs and improve the quality of nursing. Key words: Hand, foot and mouth disease; Caregivers; Information needs; Qualitative study