| Title |
A LITERATURE REVIEW OF NURSING PRACTICES AND ISSUES FOCUSING ON LIFE MILESTONES OF CHILDREN (INDIVIDUALS) WITH MEDICAL CARE NEEDS |
| Subtitle |
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| Authors |
Megumi Matsuura*1,*2, Mina Ishimaru*3 |
| Authors (kana) |
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| Organization |
*1:Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences, *2:Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Nursing, Chiba University, *3:Graduate School of Nursing, Chiba University |
| Journal |
Journal of Chiba Academy of Nursing Science
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| Volume |
31
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| Number |
2
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| Page |
1-8 |
| Year/Month |
2026 / 2 |
| Article |
Report |
| Publisher |
Chiba Academy of Nursing Science |
| Abstract |
Objective: To comprehensively clarify nursing practices and issues at life milestones of children (individuals) with medical care needs through a literature review and to gain insights into future support approaches and research issues for social participation. Methods: Using the Medical Journal Web, we searched Japanese literature published since 2016 by combining the terms "medical care, " "medical dependency, " and "medical needs" with "nursing, " "health, " "welfare, " "rehabilitation, " "education, " "visit, " "assistance, " "support, " "childcare, " "discharge, " and "intervention." A total of 53 articles were analyzed. Nursing support and issues were categorized by support periods and nursing affiliations, and subsequently classified by similarity of meaning. Results: All of the reviewed literature focused on children (individuals) with medical care needs. Support periods were classified as hospitalization, transition to home, and home life. Nurses provided support by "accepting parental anxiety" and accompanying parents. They also "constructed support networks to provide consistent care both at home and in group settings through collaboration" and provided preventive support to avoid relevant aspects escaping notice in the system. Issues included the need for "educational involvement including parents toward children's independence" and that "care management responsibility is unclear, making information consolidation difficult." Conclusions: Nurses serve as coordinators of multidisciplinary collaboration, providing preventive support to prevent children with medical care needs and their families from escaping attention because of gaps in the system. However, the investigation of support toward independence was exploratory, suggesting the need for future research on independence of children (individuals) with medical care needs and their parents. |
| Practice |
Nursing |
| Keywords |
children (individuals) with medical care needs, nursing practice and issues, life milestones, literature review |
