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These compounding adverse conditions impact a caregiver's ability to learn to care for their infant. The purpose of this constructivist grounded theory study was to construct an explanatory theory, based on the analysis of the caregivers' perspectives, uncovering the process caregivers of hospitalized infants go through to become experts in their infant's care in the critical care setting.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fifteen mothers and one father participated in semistructured and intensive interviews. Data collection, data analysis and theory formation transpired through an iterative process of constant comparison within and among data cases, theoretical sampling, memos, member\u2010checking and participant feedback.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The result was a co\u2010constructed overarching framework, the\n                      <jats:italic>Process Model to Caregiver Expertise<\/jats:italic>\n                      , progressing through four sequential phases\u2014disorienting, orienting, adapting and knowing\u2014showing how caregiver confidence develops over time and through active participation in caregiving tasks. Findings also indicate that caregivers need prompt peer and mentorship connections and early active participation in caregiving tasks to hasten their transformation into independent, expert caregivers.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Knowing this process may empower caregivers to understand their journey and guide education, support and tool development for healthcare providers. Additional research is needed to explore the paternal caregiver role, healthcare professionals' perceptions of this process and how the model develops as the child ages.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/cch.70360","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,13]],"date-time":"2026-10-13T05:06:17Z","timestamp":1791867977000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Process to Caregiver Expertise: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study of Parents of Infants With Critical Congenital Heart Disease"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"52","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4005-8760","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stefanie","family":"Casey","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Occupational Therapy Texas Woman's University  Denton Texas USA"},{"name":"Children's Health Dallas Rehabilitation and Therapy Services  Dallas Texas USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2444-0911","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Noralyn","family":"Pickens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Occupational Therapy Texas Woman's University  Denton Texas USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gail","family":"Poskey","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Occupational Therapy Texas Woman's University  Denton Texas USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.46743\/2160\u20103715\/2018.2994"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen\u20102018\u2010028139"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1049732316654870"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0193945910371215"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12884\u2010015\u20100610\u20104"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpeds.2016.12.044"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0117995"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s40900\u2010016\u20100048\u20105"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12884\u2010017\u20101607\u2010y"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_11_1","unstructured":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.2022a. 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