Li Fem Anpil: The Lived Experience of Haitian Immigrant Women with Postpartum Depression
Authors
Dieujuste, ColetteFaculty Advisor
Donna J. Perry, PhD, RNUMass Chan Affiliations
Graduate School of NursingDocument Type
Doctoral DissertationPublication Date
2018-06-03Keywords
postpartum depressionphenomenology
Haitian
immigrant
Maternal and Child Health
Mental and Social Health
Nursing
Psychiatry and Psychology
Women's Health
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Purpose: The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological study is to explore the lived experience of Haitian immigrant women living in Massachusetts with PPD. Specific Aims: Aim 1: To explore the lived experience of PPD among Haitian immigrant women. Aim 2: To explore how the experience of being Haitian influences Haitian immigrant women in their response to PPD. Framework: Leininger's Theory of Cultural Care (1988) guided the phenomenological approach and data collection. The Transcultural Care Decision & Action model contains three predictive modes for guiding nursing care judgments, decisions, or actions to provide care. Design: Interpretive phenomenology guided this qualitative study. Individual face-to-face interviews were conducted. The data from each interview were transcribed into a written document and analyzed using the Crist and Tanner five-step process. Results: This study yielded two themes; each theme has three dimensions. The first theme is “Feeling Disconnected” with three dimensions: (a) lack of support; (b) partner conflict; and, (c) nostalgia of Haiti. The second theme is “Feeling Reconnected” with three dimensions: (a) realization of needed help; (b) spirituality; and, (c) resilience. Conclusion: This study provides insight into the lived experience of Haitian women with PPD. Awareness of Haitian women’s actual experiences with PPD will help health care providers to identify and provide culturally appropriate care to this population.DOI
10.13028/M2T98QPermanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/34401Rights
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