The aims of this thesis were to prepare an information guidebook on rotation method for parents whose children suffer from food allergy and to produce a process flowchart on how to carry out rotation method in Junioriklinikka.

Rotation method is a new way of treating children’s food allergy and it is developed and being used at a private clinic Junioriklinikka in Tampere. In this thesis, rotation method is presented from doctor’s, nurse’s and family’s viewpoints. The information about rotation method is collected by interviewing children’s allergy specialist Kati Holm and nurse Katrina Kuusela, who practices the method. First hand information about implementing rotation method is collected from three parents using the rotation method.

The guidebook clarifies what rotation method actually means, how it is supposed to be carried out and what problems families might confront. The purposes of the guidebook and the process flowchart are to be a guideline for parents practising rotation method, provide support to families and facilitate the cooperation between nurses and parents.