ArticleBMC nursing2025
A qualitative study of the family caregiver burden for caregivers of children with congenital cataracts from a social ecosystem theory perspective.
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- Benchmarking large language models for congenital cataract parent counseling: safety, readability, and knowledge translation of developmental and genetic information.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
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backgroundCongenital cataracts are one of the leading causes of visual impairment and blindness in children, and treatment and rehabilitation are highly dependent on family caregivers. However, research on the caregiver burden experience for children with congenital cataracts in China is limited. In particular, a systematic exploration from the perspective of social ecosystem theory is lacking. This study aimed to gain insight into the burden on family caregivers of children with congenital cataracts in China and to provide a theoretical basis for the development of systematic intervention strategies.
methodsOn the basis of social ecosystem theory and a phenomenological research design, this study recruited family caregivers of children with congenital cataracts for semistructured interviews from December 2024 to January 2025 at a tertiary eye hospital in Hangzhou, China. Colaizzi's 7-step analysis method was used to analyse the interview data.
resultsThree themes and nine subthemes emerged from the analyses: (1) micro system: emotional stress and adaptive challenges (subthemes: emotional fluctuations under disease uncertainty, perceived and experienced stigma of illness, challenges of lacking care skills); (2) mezzo system: family life difficulties under disease shocks (subthemes: the personal cost in social and professional sacrifices, conflicts experienced in tense family relationships, family financial burdens); and (3) macro system: weakness of the support system (subthemes: anxiety and endeavors amidst healthcare resource scarcity, active exploration and confusion under information insufficiency, active search for help and limited school support).
conclusionsThis study is the first to systematically reveal the multiple challenges faced by family caregivers of children with congenital cataracts in China in the micro, mezzo and macro systems from the perspective of social ecosystem theory. Future research should pay attention to the mental health of family caregivers, actively construct family-centred intervention strategies, and comprehensively consider the role of the social support system to better meet the needs of children with congenital cataracts and their family caregivers. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: Not applicable.
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