3. Findings
Although the first author’s initial interest was related to
parenting experiences in the post-hospitalization period,
parents’ accounts invariably included their experiences of
the burn event and their child’s hospitalization. As these
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experiences were related to their experiences of parenting
in the post-hospitalization period it was imperative to
include all phases of burn trajectory in the analysis and
conceptualization.